Paul Siegell

Paul Siegell [1]

Listed as:

Poet

Public address:

Willow Grove, PA

Email:

crowkeeper64@gmail.com

Bio:

"HUNGRY MY HEAVY BUOYANT!" Paul Siegell is Pennsylvania's 2021 Montgomery County Poet Laureate and the author of Take Out Delivery (Spuyten Duyvil, 2018), wild life rifle fire (Otoliths Books, 2010), jambandbootleg (A-Head Publishing, 2009) and Poemergency Room (Otoliths Books, 2008).

He is an award-winning creative director at The Philadelphia Inquirer and was a senior editor at Painted Bride Quarterly from 2007-2019. In 2015, his work was selected for the Pennsylvania’s Center for the Book’s Public Poetry Project. A Pushcart Prize nominee, Paul has contributed to American Poetry Review, Black Warrior Review, Rattle, and many other fine journals.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Twitter:

@paulsiegell

Website:

http://paulsiegell.blogspot.com [2]

Prizes won:

Winner: Goodreads Poetry Contest, May 2010; Nominee: Pushcart Prize, 2018; Finalist: Fact-Simile Editions Chapbook Award, 2017; Honoree: Pennsylvania Center for the Book’s Public Poetry Project, 2015; Finalist: Gigantic Sequins Poetry Comics Awards, 2015; Honorable Mention: 1913's Open Reading Period, 2012; Nominee: Goodreads Choice Awards Best Poetry, 2010; Third Place: Masters National Poetry Award, Judge: Julia Kasdorf, 1999