Cynthia Anderson

Listed as:

Poet

Public address:

Yucca Valley, CA

Email:

cynthia@cynthiaandersonpoet.com

Bio:

Cynthia Anderson lives in the Mojave Desert near Joshua Tree National Park. Her poems have appeared in journals such as Spillway, Crab Creek Review, Apercus, Askew, San Pedro River Review, Mojave River Review, The Coil, and Split Rock Review. Her work has been nominated for Best of the Net and the Pushcart Prize. She is the author of nine poetry collections and co-editor of the anthology A Bird Black As the Sun: California Poets on Crows & Ravens. www.cynthiaandersonpoet.com

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Born in:

Darby, PA

Pennsylvania

Raised in:

Simsbury, CT

Connecticut

Website:

http://www.cynthiaandersonpoet.com [2]

Prizes won:

“Desert Survival: On Distance,” Deep Wild Volume 1, 2019, Nominated for a Pushcart Prize; "The Shallows," Postcard Poems and Prose, May 2018, Nominated for Best of the Net; “Bird Woman of Wonder Valley,” Finalist, 2017 Luminaire Award for Best Poetry, The Coil, Alternating Current Press; “Angel of Kindness,” First Place Winner Kindness Competition, The Best of Kindness (anthology), Origami Poems Project, 2016; “Queen of the Mist,” Finalist, Charter Oak Award for Best Historical 2016, The Coil, Alternating Current Press

Identifies as:

White

Prefers to work with:

Adults