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Terry S. Johnson [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
Anchorage, AK
Alaska US
Email: 
johnsonterrys@gmail.com
Bio: 

The first born of a Chicago airman and a Southern belle, Terry S. Johnson explored careers as a newspaper advertising clerk, a reference library assistant and a professional harpsichordist before serving as a public school teacher for over two decades. She earned her M.F.A. in Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts.  Johnson's poems have appeared in many journals and anthologies. "Coalescence," her first book, won an Honorable Mention in the 2014 New England Book Festival. Her second collection "Plunge” was published in 2019.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
Italian
Born in: 
New York city
Raised in: 
Armonk, New York, NY
New York
Website: 
https://www.terrysjohnsonpoet.com [2]
Prizes won: 

Alaska Writers Guild - First Place poetry award 2023 for "Astronomy"

Education: 
Vermont College of Fine Arts–Writing
What I'm reading now: 
Paradise by Gail Thomas
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/terry_s_johnson

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/terry_s_johnson [2] https://www.terrysjohnsonpoet.com