Brittney Corrigan

Poet

Portland, OR
Oregon US
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Author's Bio

Brittney Corrigan is the author of the poetry collections Daughters, Breaking, Navigation, 40 Weeks and most recently, Solastalgia, a collection of poems about climate change, extinction, and the Anthropocene Age (JackLeg Press, 2023). Brittney was raised in Colorado and has lived in Portland, Oregon for the past three decades, where she is an alumna and employee of Reed College. She is currently at work on her first short story collection. She is the recipient of residencies at Soapstone: A Writing Retreat for Women, Mineral School, and PLAYA. 

Publications & Prizes

Books:
Solastalgia (JackLeg Press, 2023)
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Breaking (WordTech Editions, 2021)
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Daughters (Airlie Press, 2021)
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40 Weeks (Finishing Line Press, 2012)
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Navigation (Habit of Rainy Nights Press, 2012)
Prizes won: 

Terrain.org Editor's Prize for Fiction (2021)
Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize, third place (2021)
Neahkahnie Mountain Poetry Prize, first place (2021)
Glimmer Train Poetry Open, second place (2002)

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Sharon Olds Joy Harjo Naomi Shihab Nye Natalie Diaz Deborah Digges Ada Limón Karen Russell Anthony Doerr Kelly Link Tom Spanbauer Talia Lakshmi Kolluri

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
European American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
St. Louis Park, MN
Minnesota
Raised in: 
Aurora, CO
Colorado
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Last update: Jan 25, 2024