Alyse Knorr

Poet

Denver, CO
Colorado US
Email: 
alyse.knorr@gmail.com
Website: 
www.alyseknorr.com
Twitter/X: 
@https://twitter.com/AlyseKnorr

Author's Bio

Alyse Knorr is an associate professor of English at Regis University, co-editor of Switchback Books, and co-producer of the Sweetbitter podcast. Her most recent book of poems, Mega-City Redux, won the 2016 Green Mountains Review Poetry Prize, selected by Olena Kalytiak Davis. She is also the author of the poetry collections Copper Mother (2016) and Annotated Glass (2013); the non-fiction books GoldenEye (2022) and Super Mario Bros. 3 (2016); and four poetry chapbooks. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The New Republic, POETRY Magazine, Alaska Quarterly Review, Denver Quarterly, and The Georgia Review, among others. She received her MFA from George Mason University.​ 

Education: 
George Mason University MFA

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Queer Nature: An Ecoqueer Poetry Anthology (Autumn House Press, 2022)
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BARED: Contemporary Poetry and Art on Bras and Breasts (Les Figues Press, 2016)
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Building Fires in the Snow: An Anthology of Alaskan LGBTQ Short Fiction and Poetry (University of Alaska Press, 2016)
,
Writers of the Portuguese Diaspora in the United States and Canada: An Anthology (Boavista Press, 2015)
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The Southern Poetry Anthology Volume V: Georgia (Texas Review Press, 2012)
Books:
GoldenEye (Boss Fight Books, 2023)
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Mega-City Redux (Green Mountains Review Books, 2017)
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Copper Mother (Switchback Books, 2016)
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Super Mario Bros. 3 (Boss Fight Books, 2016)
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Annotated Glass (Furniture Press Books, 2013)
Chapbooks:
I Love You Bye Bye Bye Bye (Ethel, 2020)
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Ballast (Seven Kitchens Press, 2019)
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Epithalamia (Horse Less Press, 2015)
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Alternates (Dancing Girl Press, 2013)
Journals:
Adanna
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Adrienne
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Alaska Quarterly Review
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Alice Blue Review
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Arkana
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Avatar Review
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Birdfeast
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Blood Lotus
,
Bloom
,
BOAAT Journal
,
Bone Bouquet
,
Boog City
,
Briar Cliff Review
,
Burntdistrict
,
Caketrain
,
Cincinnati Review
,
Cold Mountain Review
,
Conclave: A Journal of Character
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Construction
,
Counterexample Poetics
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Crate
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Cream City Review
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Dark Sky Magazine
,
Denver Quarterly
,
Diagram
,
Diode
,
Dreginald
,
Drunken Boat
,
Elimae
,
Figure 1
,
Finery
,
Flycatcher
,
Fourth River
,
Front Porch
,
Gargoyle Magazine
,
Georgia Review
,
Gertrude
,
Ghost City Review
,
Gigantic Sequins
,
Greensboro Review
,
Hayden's Ferry Review
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Heavy Feather Review
,
Hobart
,
H_NGM_N
,
Interim
,
Jet Fuel Review
,
The Journal
,
Juked
,
Kestrel
,
Laurel Review
,
Lavender Review
,
LEVELER Poetry Journal
,
Loose Change
,
Los Angeles Review
,
Lumina
,
Matter
,
Mid-American Review
,
Minnesota Review
,
Moon City Review
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Moria
,
New Delta Review
,
New Republic
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New South
,
NightBlock
,
Nimrod
,
Ninth Letter
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OCHO
,
OVS Magazine
,
Painted Bride Quarterly
,
Paper Darts
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Parcel
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Pinch
,
Poetry Daily
,
Poetry Magazine
,
Portland Review
,
Press Pause
,
Puerto del Sol
,
Red Rock Review
,
Redactions
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Requited
,
Revolution House
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RHINO
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ROAR Magazine
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Rock & Sling
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Rougarou
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Salamander
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Saw Palm
,
Screen Door Review
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Sentence
,
Southern Review
,
Souvenir
,
Spillway
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Spoon River Poetry Review
,
Stillwater Review
,
Stirring : A Literary Collection
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Stone Highway Review
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storySouth
,
Sugar Mule
,
Sunsets and Silencers
,
Sweet: A Literary Confection
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SWWIM Every Day
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Tapestry
,
The Account
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The Fiddleback
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The Indianapolis Review
,
the museum of americana
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The Nassau Review
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TINGE Magazine
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Tupelo Quarterly
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Used Furniture Review
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Weave Magazine
,
Western Humanities Review
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Whiskey Island
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Wicked Alice
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Wildness
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Willow Springs
,
Word For/Word
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Zone 3
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ZYZZYVA
Prizes won: 
  • Runner-Up, “Wolf Tours,” Moon City Poetry Award (2023)
  • Finalist, “Ardor,” Trail to Table Press (2022)
  • Semi-finalist, “Wolf Tours,” Trio House Press (2022)
  • Semi-finalist, “Every Last Thing,” Trio House Press (2022)
  • Semi-Finalist, “Ardor,” Black Lawrence Press Hudson Prize (2022)
  • Runner-Up, “Wolf Tours,” Jacar Press Full-Length Book Contest, selected by Ilya Kaminsky (2022)
  • Finalist, “Wrought Mean Code,” Bloof Books Chapbook Series (2022)
  • Finalist, “Every Last Thing,” Interim Test Site Series (2022)
  • Finalist, “Ardor,” Donald Justice Prize (2022)
  • Pushcart Prize nomination from The Briar Cliff Review for “Out: As in, Openly; As in, Expose” (2021)
  • Pushcart Prize nomination from The Georgia Review for “Wolf Tours: Q&A” (2021)
  • Pushcart Prize nomination from Moon City Review for “Wolf Tours: Official Statement on the Apocalyptic Summer Forest Fires” (2021)
  • Finalist, “Wolf Tours,” Diode Editions full-length book contest (2019, 2020)
  • Semi-finalist, “Wolf Tours,” Saturnalia Poetry Prize (2019, 2020)
  • Barbara Deming Memorial Fund Money for Women Grant (2019)
  • “Best of the Net” writing award nomination from SWWIM for “Ritual” (2019)
  • Semi-finalist, “Every Last Thing,” Anhinga Robert Dana Poetry Prize (2019)
  • Finalist, “Every Last Thing,” Akron Poetry Prize (2019)
  • Finalist, “Ballast,” Bull City Press Chapbook Open Reading Period (2018)
  • Finalist, “Ballast,” Diode Editions Chapbook Contest (2018)
  • Finalist, “This Is Now,” Nostrovia! Press Chapbook Contest (2018)
  • Nomination, The Orison Anthology 2019, “Ritual,” SWWIM Every Day (2018)
  • NEH Seminar participant, "Elizabeth and the Literary Archive” (2017). 
  • Green Mountains Review Poetry Book Prize for Mega-City Redux (2016). 
  • Artist residencies at Millay Colony (2014), Vermont Studio Center (2012), New York Mills Arts Retreat (2014), and Big Cypress National Park. 
  • Distinguished Alumni Award, George Mason University College of Humanities and Social Sciences (2016). 
  • Alaska Literary Award, Alaska Arts & Culture Foundation (2015). 
  • “Best of the Net” nomination (2015). 
  • Pushcart Prize nomination from Front Porch (2014). 
  • Alaska State Council on the Arts Career Opportunity Grant (2014). 
  • Velvet Park Top 25 Queer Women of 2014. 
  • Finalist, Center for Book Arts Chapbook Contest (2012). 
  • Finalist, Booth Poetry Contest (2012). 
  • First runner-up, Concrete Wolf Chapbook Series (2011).  
  • Honorable Mention, Bethesda Literary Festival Poetry Contest (2011). 
  • Finalist, Lumina Poetry Contest (2011). 

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More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Feminist, LGBTQ
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, Children, Disability, Illness/Wellness, LGBTQ, Naturalists/Environmentalists, Seniors, Teachers, Teenagers, Veterans
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Providence, RI
Rhode Island
Raised in: 
Cumming, GA
Georgia
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Last update: May 10, 2023