Anhvu Buchanan

Poet

San Francisco, CA
California US

Author's Bio

Anhvu Buchanan is the author of The Disordered (sunnyoutside press 2013) and Backhanded Compliments & Other Ways to Say I Love You (Works on Paper Press 2013). He is the recipient of the 2010 James D. Phelan Award and also received an Individual Artists Grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission. His poems have also appeared or are forthcoming in Columbia Poetry Review, Cream City Review, Harpur Palate, The Journal, kill author, The Minnesota Review, Parthenon West Review, word for/ word, Vinyl Poetry, and ZYZZYVA. He received an MFA in creative writing from San Francisco State University and currently is a Teaching Artist for WritersCorps.

Publications & Prizes

Book:
The Disordered (Sunnyoutside Press, 2013)
Prizes won: 

The Steger Prize for Poetry, James D. Phelan Literary Award, Individual Artist Grant from San Francisco Arts Commision

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Asian American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
San Diego
Raised in: 
Arlington, VA
Virginia
Please note: All information in the Directory is provided by the listed writers or their representatives.
Last update: Jul 01, 2013