Philip Wexler

Poet

Bethesda, MD
Maryland US

Author's Bio

Philip Wexler lives in Bethesda, Maryland.  He has had over 190 poems published in magazines through the years.  His collections of poetry, The Sad Parade (prose poems) , and The Burning Moustache were published by Adelaide Books.  2022 has seen the publication of 3 additional full-length books of poetry - The Lesser Light (Finishing Line Press), With Something like Hope (Silver Bow Publishing), and I Would be the Purple (Kelsay Books).  He also organizes and emcees Words out Loud, a free monthly spoken word series.

Publications & Prizes

Books:
I Would be the Purple (Kelsay Books, 2022)
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The Lesser Light (Finishing Line Press, 2022)
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With Something Like Hope (Silver Bow Publishing, 2022)
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The Burning Moustache (Adelaide Books, 2020)
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The Sad Parade (Adelaide Books, 2019)
Journals:
Jacaranda Review
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Kansas Quarterly
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Monocacy Valley Review
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Mudfish
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Painted Hills Review
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Slow Dancer
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Z Miscellaneous

Personal Favorites

What I'm reading now: 
All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Jewish, White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
New York, NY
New York
Raised in: 
New York, NY
New York
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Last update: Oct 21, 2022