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Listed as:

Poet

Public address:

Bethlehem, PA

Pennsylvania US

Email:

ubuwren@aim.com

Bio:

Cleveland Wall is a poet, performer, and teaching artist in Bethlehem, PA. She is a founding member of poetry improv troupe No River Twice and also performs with guitarist Michael Wall in the musical combo The Starry Eyes. The duo performs mash-ups of original poetry with classical guitar repertoire, often set within a theatrical frame. Cleveland also works in collage and assemblage and has produced many small, handmade chapbooks, several of which have appeared in Poets House Showcases.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Favorite authors:

Rainer Maria Rilke CA Conrad Fyodor Dostoevsky Mervyn Peake Marilyn Chin Anne Carson Mary Ruefle Flannery O'Connor Carson McCullers Sandra Becker Hayden Saunier Lynn Levin Ethel Rackin Joanne Leva Elynn Alexander Chad Frame Bernadette McBride James Thurber Lorraine Henrie Lins Grant Clauser Vasiliki Katsarou Liz Chang Christorpher Bursk Matt Wolf Patricia Goodrich Geri Ann McLaughlin Melinda Rizzo Danez Smith Mauve Perle Tahat Kailey Tedesco Amber Decker Jessie Janeshek Shaindel Beers Sylvia Plath

Twitter/X:

@clevelandwall

Born in:

Philadelphia, PA

Pennsylvania

Raised in:

San Francisco, CA

California

Website:

https://www.clevelandwall.com/ [2]

Prizes won:

Celtic Classic Poetry Contest, 2018

What I'm reading now:

Audubon's Sparrow by Juditha Dowd

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Identifies as:

Celtic American

Prefers to work with:

Any