Travis Park

Poet

Noblesville , IN
Indiana US
Website: 
www.instagram.com/travisparkarch…

Author's Bio

Travis Park is an Indiana poet and photographer whose work has appeared or is forthcoming in Modern Haiku, Presence, Ribbons, Haikuniverse, McNeese Review, Oremus (the magazine of Westminster Cathedral), and other journals. He is the author of The Space Between Our Whispers, a recipient of an Indiana Arts Commission Work in Progress Exchange Labs & Micro-Support Grant, and has served as an Indiana Arts Commission grant review panelist. He is an oblate novice of Saint Meinrad Archabbey.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Encore: Prize Poems 2024 (National Federation of State Poetry Societies, 2024)
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Ink to Paper, Volume 8: A Poetry Society of Indiana Anthology (Poetry Society of Indiana, 2024)
Chapbook:
What Remains (Origami Poems Project, 2026)
Journals:
5-7-5 Haiku Journal
,
Awen
,
Dadakuku
,
DailyHaiga
,
Drifting Sands
,
Eunoia Review
,
Five Fleas Itchy Poetry
,
Haiku Avenue
,
Haiku in Action
,
Haikuniverse
,
Inkwell
,
INverse: Indiana's Poetry Archive
,
Kokako
,
LEAF
,
Listening Eye
,
McNeese Review
,
Mediterranean Poetry
,
NeverEnding Story
,
One Sentence Poems
,
Our Best Haiga
,
Paragraph Planet
,
Presence
,
Prune Juice: Journal of Senryu and Kyoka
,
Route 7 Review
,
Sandy River Review
,
smols
,
Synchronized Chaos
,
Wales Haiku Journal
Prizes won: 
  • Indiana Poetry Society Poem Competitions (2023): Spirit Award, 1st Place; Speak Out Award, 1st Place; Jimmy Coala Award, 1st Place; Thank God For Granny Award, 2nd Place; PSI Poetry Prize, Honorable Mention; Life Worth Remembering Award, Honorable Mention; The Hoosier Heritage Award, Honorable Mention; Linda Bannon Memorial Award, Honorable Mention
  • Pushcart Prize Nomination (2023)
  • Best of the Net Nomination (2023)
  • National Federation of State Poetry Societies (2024): Power of Women Award, 2nd Place; Mildred Vorpahl Baas Remembrance Award, 3rd Place
  • Indiana Poetry Society Members Only Spring Fling Poetry Contest, Honorable Mention (2024)
  • William Faulkner Literary Competition, Poetry Category, 2nd Place (2024)
  • Indiana Arts Commission Work in Progress Exchange Labs & Micro-Support Grant (2025)
  • L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest, Honorable Mention (2025)
  • Finalist, Tiny Wren Lit Tiny Chapbook Contest (2026)

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
IN
Indiana
Raised in: 
IN
Indiana
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Last update: Sep 15, 2026