Abe Louise Young

Poet

Author's Bio

I'm a poet and essayist, here for creativity and social justice. I love to work with groups using storytelling for change, and I've taught writing in prisons, hospitals, universities, elementary schools and with a variety of kinds of communities, such as former youth gang members, and lesbian senior citizens. I love the writing circle as a space for honesty and connection.

My work has been collected in two chapbooks, Heaven to Me (Headmistress Press) and Ammonite (Magnolia Press Collective). Poems and essays appear in Narrative, the Nation, Massachusetts Review, New Letters, Feminist Wire and beyond.

I'm a New Orleans native and I live in Austin, TX. Please get in touch if you'd like to connect!

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Letters to the World (Red Hen Press, 2008)
,
Stories From Where We Live: The Gulf Coast (Milkweed Editions, 2003)
,
Stories From Where We Live: The Great Lakes (Milkweed Editions, 2002)
Journals:
Austin Chronicle
,
Bloom
,
Borderlands
,
Diner
,
Hawai'i Review
,
Lambda Book Report
,
Lodestar Quarterly
,
Massachusetts Review
,
New Letters
,
Sinister Wisdom
,
Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments
,
Texas Observer
,
The Nation
,
Verse Daily
,
Wicked Alice
,
Wind
Prizes won: 

James Michener Fellowship
Beinecke Scholar
Narrative Magazine Story Prize
Nell Altizer Prize in Poetry from the Hawai'i Review
Academy of American Poets Prize

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White, LGBTQ
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
New Orleans
Raised in: 
New Orleans, LA
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Last update: Sep 08, 2016