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Thom Young [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
US
Email: 
bjm319@gmail.com
Bio: 

Thom Young is a writer from Texas. His last poetry collection A Little Black Dress Called Madness hit #1 Poetry in Germany. He is a 2017 Pushcart Prize nominee and his work appears in over a hundred literary journals including International Journal of Poetry, Poetry Quarterly, 3am magazine, Word Riot, Thirty West, and many more. He's one of Amazon's most popular poets and continues to churn out original thoughtful prose and poetry.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Spanish
Favorite authors: 
Charles Bukowski, Herman Hesse, Hubert Selby Jr., Anthony Burgress
Born in: 
Temple, TX
Texas
Raised in: 
New Braunfels, TX
Texas
Website: 
https://www.amazon.com/Thom-Young/e/B001… [2]
Prizes won: 

2008 Million Writers Award nominee/ 2016 Pushcart Prize nominee

#1 Poetry book in Germany for my book A Little Black Dress Called Madness

What I'm reading now: 
Bone Palace Ballet by Charles Bukowski by The Waiting Seed by Anthony Burgress
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
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Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/thom_young [2] https://www.amazon.com/Thom-Young/e/B001KMM9D8/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1