Onna Solomon

Poet

Ann Arbor, MI
Michigan US

Author's Bio

Onna Solomon's chapbook Disorder was published in a hand-bound, limited edition run by Press 34. She has contributed writing to a range of publications such as 32 Poems, Cimarron Review, Denver Quarterly, Hobart, The Hopkins Review, and The Bloomsbury Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry, among others. Her poem “Autism Suite” was awarded Beloit Poetry Journal’s Chad Walsh Poetry Prize. She studied English literature and creative writing as an undergraduate at the University of Michigan and completed her Master’s in Creative Writing at Boston University. In her spare time, she thinks up ways to gather people together through Stubborn Joy Society, a (somewhat imaginary) collective committed to joy as an act of survival. She lives in Ann Arbor, MI.

Writers Retreats: 

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
The Bloomsbury Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry (Bloomsbury USA, 2013)
Journals: , ,
Ghost City Review
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Hobart
Prizes won: 

Beloit Poetry Journal Chad Walsh Prize

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, Children, Disability, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Parents, Women
Fluent in: 
English
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Last update: Mar 22, 2026