Sujash Purna

Poet

Springfield, MO

Email:

sujashpurna2018@gmail.com

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Author's Bio

Bangladeshi-born Sujash Purna is a graduate student at Missouri State University. A poet based in Springfield, Missouri, he serves as an assistant poetry editor to the Moon City Review. His poetry appeared in Naugatuck River Review, Kansas City Voices, Poetry Salzburg Review, English Journal, Stonecoast Review, Red Earth Review, Emrys Journal, Prairie Winds, Gyroscope Review, and others. His first book of poems, Biriyani, came out from Ohio's Poet's Haven Author Series in 2018.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:

English Journal (National Council of Teachers of English, 2019)

Yearning to Breathe Free (Moonstone Press, 2019)

Chapbook:

Biriyani (Poet's Haven, 2018)

Journals:

Menteur

Peeking Cat Poetry Magazine

Prairie Winds

Prizes won:

President’s Honorary Scholarship for International Students

President’s List (Spring 2014, Spring 2016)

Vice President’s List (Fall 2013)

Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Fraternity

Blue Key Honor Society

Joe Hasenstab Foundation Scholarship

Fran McKinney Foundation Scholarship

Connie Jones Foundation Scholarship

McClaskey TSU Foundation Scholarship

George Laughlin TSU Foundation Scholarship

Holman Family Graduate Foundation Scholarship

Jack J. Isgur Foundation Scholarship

Wax Poetry and Art Poetry Prize

Semifinalist for the Luminaire Award for Best Poetry

North American Review Writers’ Conference Proposal Contest

Esalen Writers’ Camp Fellowship (Finalist)

Poetry Matters Project Contest (Honorable Mention)

Erbacce Press Poetry Prize 2020 (Longlist)

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors:

Terrance Hayes, Ocean Vuong, Danez Smith, Lyn Hejinian, Morgan Parker, Dilruba Ahmed, Ross Gay, Anis Mojgani, Major Jackson, Agha Shahid Ali, Kaveh Akbar, Louise Glück, Tarfia Faizullah, Juan Felipe Herrera, Ilya Kaminsky, Rae Armantrout, Forrest Gander, Jericho Brown, Ada Limón, and Naomi Shihab Nye.

What I'm reading now:

On the Winding Stair by Joanna Howard

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

Asian American, Indian American

Prefers to work with:

Adults, Immigration, Schools, Teachers

Fluent in:

Bengali;Bangla, English

Born in:

Dhaka

Bangladesh

Raised in:

Dhaka

Bangladesh

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Last update: Jun 19, 2020