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Listed as:

Poet

Public address:

Cold Spring, NY

New York US

Email:

summerjhart@gmail.com

Bio:

Summer J. Hart is an interdisciplinary artist and writer from Maine who lives in the Hudson Valley, New York. She is the author of Boomhouse (2023, The 3rd Thing Press), 11 Triptychs, an artist book made with Sandra Simonds and Sky Burial (forthcoming in 2026, JackLeg Press). Summer is an enrolled member of the Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Favorite authors:

Tommy Orange, Layli Long Soldier, Sandra Simonds, Louise Erdrich, Kelly Link, Morgan Talty, Rachel Kushner, Alina Stefanescu, Anne de Marken, Laura Marris

Born in:

Millinocket, ME

Maine

Raised in:

Hampden, ME

Maine

Website:

https://www.summerjhart@gmail.com [2]

Prizes won:

2024 Eugene Paul Nassar Poetry Prize; NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship; MacDowell Fellowship

What I'm reading now:

The Nightshining by Jennifer Kabat

Sterling Karat Gold by Isabel Waidner

Meltwater by Claire Wahmanholm

Writers Retreats:

MacDowell

Vermont Studio Center

Identifies as:

Biracial

Native American

Prefers to work with:

Any