Kimberly Ann Priest [1]
Listed as:
Poet

Public address:
Portland,
ME
Maine US
Email:
kimberlyannpriest.poet@gmail.com
Gives readings:
Yes
Travels for readings:
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?:
English
Born in:
Grand Rapids,
MI
Michigan
Raised in:
L'Anse,
MI
Michigan
Website:
Prizes won:
- Wolves in Shells was the winner of the 2024 Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry from University of Nebraska Press.
- Slaughter the One Bird was a finalist in the 2021 American Best Book Awards for contemporary poetry & nature poetry.
- Her poem "Record of Wrongs" was a contest winner for the Women Under Scrutiny: An Anthology of Truths, Essay, Poems, Stories, and Art anthology from Brooklyn Girls Books.
- Her poem “Practice” was a winner of the 2019 Heartland Poetry Prize for the 2019 New Poetry from the Midwest Anthology from New American Press.
Education:
New England College
Writers Retreats:
Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair
Identifies as:
American
Prefers to work with:
Children
Illness/Wellness
Mental Health
Naturalists/Environmentalists
Schools
Teachers
Teenagers
Women