Lisa Hase-Jackson

Poet

Author's Bio

Lisa Hase-Jackson’s debut collection of poetry, Flint and Fire, was selected by Jericho Brown for the 2019 Hilary Tham Capital Collection Series, an imprint of the Word Works in Washington DC. She holds an MFA in poetry from Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and a MA in English from Kansas State University. Writing coach and full-time writer, Lisa is Editor in Chief of South 85 Journal and founding editor of Zingara Poetry Review.

Education: 
Converse College MFA
Kansas State University MA
Writers Retreats: 
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts
Vermont Studio Center

Publications & Prizes

Book:
Flint & Fire (Word Works, 2019)
Prizes won: 
  • Vermont Studio Center Merit Scholarship, December Residency, 2019
  • Hilary Tham Capital Collections Series, 2019
  • Missouri State Poetry Society, Second Place, Free Verse, Any Subject, Summer 2016, for “I Can Neither Acquire a Smile”
  • National Press Women’s, Honorable Mention for Single Verse, August 2013, for “Prairie Rumors”
  • New Mexico Press Women’s First Place Award, Single Verse Category, April 2013, for “Prairie Rumors”
  • New Mexico Press Women’s, Second Place, Communication Category, April 2013, for 200 New Mexico Poems
  • Red Shoes Award, Corrales New Mexico, April 2013, for Contributions to the Poetry Community
  • Poetry Society of New Hampshire, Honorable Mention, Free Verse, June, 2011, for “Hope Chest”

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More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Born in: 
Portland, OR
Oregon
Raised in: 
Kansas City, MO
Missouri
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Last update: Nov 10, 2020