Tracey Knapp

Poet

San Leandro, CA
California US

Author's Bio

Tracey Knapp's second collection, Swerve, was released from Pine Row Press in Spring 2026. Her first full-length collection of poems, Mouth, won the 42 Miles Press Poetry Award and was published in 2015. Tracey has received awards and scholarships from La Romita School of Art in Terni, Italy, the Tin House Writers’ Workshop, and the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fund. Her work has appeared in Cream City Review, The PinchBest New Poets, Poetry Daily, Rattle, Five Points, New Ohio Review and elsewhere. She has been nominated for Best of the Net and two Pushcart prizes. ​Originally from New York’s Hudson Valley, Tracey lives in the Bay Area of California.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
The Cento: A Collection of Collage Poems (Red Hen Press, 2011)
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Best New Poets (University of Virginia Press, 2010)
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Best New Poets (University of Virginia Press, 2008)
Books:
Swerve (Pine Row Press, 2026)
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Mouth (42 Miles Press, 2015)
Journals: ,
Connotation Press
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La Petite Zine
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Midday Moon
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MiPOesias
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National Poetry Review
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No Tell Motel
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Sewanee Theological Review
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The Minnesota Review
Prizes won: 

Winner of the 42 Miles Press Poetry Award. Recipient of scolarships from La Romita School of the Arts in Terni, Italy, Tin House Writers Workshop, and a Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize.

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Poughkeepsie
Raised in: 
Hyde Park, NY
New York
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Last update: Mar 19, 2026