Poet at Poetry, Inc.
Greater New York City Area
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Amy King’s Summary
Amy King is the author of I’m the Man Who Loves You and Antidotes for an Alibi, both from Blazevox Books, The People Instruments (Pavement Saw Press), and most recently, Kiss Me With the Mouth of Your Country (Dusie Press). She edits the Poetics List, sponsored by The Electronic Poetry Center (SUNY-Buffalo/University of Pennsylvania), moderates the Women’s Poetry Listserv (WOMPO), and teaches English and Creative Writing at SUNY Nassau Community College. Her poems have been nominated for several Pushcart Prizes, and she has been the recipient of a MacArthur Scholarship for Poetry. Amy King was also the 2007 Poet Laureate of the Blogosphere. She is currently editing an anthology, The Urban Poetic, forthcoming from Factory School. For information on the reading series Amy co-curates, go to The Stain of Poetry: A Reading Series blog (http://thestainofpoetry.wordpress.com/).
Amy King’s Specialties:
Poetry Maker, Poetry Reader, Cultural Critic, Educator, Instigator, Moderator, Editor, Curator, Art, Fine Art, Connoisseur, Wine Drinker, Love Maker, Encourager, Word Aficionado, Pop Culture Awareness, Status Quo Resister, Part-time Dissident, Political Being, The Man Who Loves You, many more hats to try ...
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poetry, poetics, culture, politics, education, people
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