John Levy

Poet

Tucson, AZ
Arizona US

Publications & Prizes

Books:
54 POEMS: selected & new (Shearsman Books, 2023)
,
Silence Like Another Name (Otata's Bookshelf, 2019)
,
On Its Edge, Tilted (Otata's Bookshelf, 2018)
,
A Mind's Cargo Shifting (First Intensity Press, 2012)
,
Oblivion Tyrants Crumbs (First Intensity Press, 2008)
,
Oblivion, Tyrants, Crumbs (Tel-Let, 2003)
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Scribble & Expanse (Tel-Let, 1995)
,
We Don't Kill Snakes Where We Come From (Querencia Press, 1994)
Chapbooks:
to unpin the horizon (Yavanika Press, 2025)
,
Guest Book for People in My Dreams (Proper Tales Press, 2024)
,
To Assemble an Absence (above/ground press, 2024)
Journals:
Bones
,
Cue: A Journal of Prose Poetry
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First Intensity
,
Longhouse
,
NOON: Journal of the Short Poem
,
Origin
,
Otoliths
,
Poetry Salzburg Review
,
Shearsman
,
Sonic Boom

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Mineapolis, MN
Minnesota
Raised in: 
Phoenix, AZ
Arizona
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Last update: Sep 11, 2025