William Slaughter

Poet

Jacksonville, FL
Florida US
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Author's Bio

I am the editor and publisher of Mudlark, An Electronic Journal of Poetry and Poetics, and the author of The Politics of My Heart and Untold Stories, books of poems and essays.

My work has been published in magazines ranging from Poetry (Chicago) to Exquisite Corpse in the United States; Malahat Review, Prism International, and Fiddlehead in Canada; Critical Quarterly (England), Poetry Australia, Frank (France), and People's Daily in China, for example.

I am a Professor Emeritus of English at the University of North Florida, have twice taught at the Florida State University London Study Center, and have had Fulbrights to China and Egypt.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
The House of Your Dream (White Pine Press, 2008)
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The Best of the Prose Poem (White Pine Press, 2000)
Books:
The Politics of My Heart (Pleasure Boat Studio, 1996)
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Untold Stories (Empty Bowl Press, 1990)
Chapbook:
Older Men (Web del Sol Online Chapbooks, 2005)
Journals:
Abraxas
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Bakunin
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Canadian Forum
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Chicago Review
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Chicago Tribune
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Colorado Quarterly
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Colorado State Review
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Connecticut Review
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Cottonwood Review
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Critical Quarterly
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Exquisite Corpse
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Florida Quarterly
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Focus Midwest
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Frank
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Frigate
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Galley Sail Review
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Greenfield Review
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International Poetry Review
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International Quarterly
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Iron
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Jack Magazine
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JAMA
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Kalliope
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Kayak
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Key West Review
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Minnesota Review
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Motive
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New Mexico Quarterly Review
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Northeast
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Northwest Review
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Orbis
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Outposts Poetry Review
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Passaic Review
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Perihelion
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Poetry Australia
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Poetry Bag
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Poetry Magazine
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Poetry Review
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Poetry Wales
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Rif/t
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Sage
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Sparrow
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St. Andrews Review
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Stride Magazine
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Switched-On Gutenberg
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The New York Quarterly
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The Prose Poem
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The Writer's Almanac
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University Review
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West Hills Review
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Western Review
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World of English
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Wormwood Review
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Writers' Forum
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Yankee Magazine

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
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Last update: Sep 22, 2014