Jason Vasser-Elong

Listed as:

Poet

Public address:

St. Louis , MO 63119

Email:

jvasserelong@gmail.com

Phone:

314-327-0799

Bio:

After studying anthropology and earning an M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Missouri – St. Louis, Jason Vasser-Elong published his debut collection of poetry Shrimp (2Leaf Press), in April of 2018, distributed by the University of Chicago Press.

Jason’s essays and other works have been featured in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the St. Louis American and among other publications, he also has a peer reviewed essay “Treading the Atlantic” in the special edition of the Canadian Journal of Netherlandic Studies – Netherlandic Migrations: Narratives from North America. His most recent poetry appears in The St. Louis Anthology (Belt Publishing, 2019), the latest in their City Anthology Series.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Favorite authors:

Carl Phillips, Tim Seibles, Sally Van Doren, James Baldwin, Carl Sandburg, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ron Austin, Hayden Carruth, and Treasure Shields-Redmond.

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/jnvasser

Born in:

Saint Louis , MO

Missouri

Raised in:

Saint Louis , MO

Missouri

Website:

http://jvasserelong.com [2]

Education:

University of Missouri, St. Louis

Agent/Agency name:

Gabrielle David, 2Leaf Press

What I'm reading now:

The Penguin Anthology of 20th Century American Poetry by Edited by Rita Dove

The Tradition by Jericho Brown

Identifies as:

African American

Prefers to work with:

Any