Mignon Ariel King

Poet

Boston, MA
Massachusetts US
Email: 
tell-tale-editor@outlook.com
Website: 
makingbooksrock.wordpress.com/ab…

Author's Bio

Mignon Ariel King was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts and has a Master's in English from Simmons University.  King was an adjunct English instructor by night at various small colleges, working 9 to 5 at more "temp" jobs than most sane people can boast. She is the publisher of Tell-Tale Chapbooks and Hidden Charm Press. Her writings are listed on Making Books Rock (dot) wordpress (dot) com.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Poiesis Review (Alternating Current Press, 2020)
,
And Again Last Night (Indigo Dreams Publishing, 2009)
Book:
My Life As A Masque (Hidden Charm Press, 2020)
Journals:
apt: an online literary journal
,
Autumn Sky Poetry Daily
,
Gloom Cupboard
,
Muddy River Poetry Review
,
Off the Coast
,
Oyster River Pages
,
Verse Wisconsin
,
Wilderness House Literary Review
Prizes won: 

I used to teach college English and love it. Not an official prize, to be sure, but how many people have loved ten years of crummy pay and social freakyness?

Personal Favorites

What I'm reading now: 
The Book of Shores by Mary Buchinger, The Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris, Truth & Beauty by Ann Patchett, Blue Rice by Frances Park, Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
No
Identifies as: 
American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Boston, MA
Massachusetts
Raised in: 
Boston, MA
Massachusetts
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Last update: Jun 01, 2026