Carrie Addington

Poet

Arlington, VA
Virginia US

Author's Bio

Carrie Addington's poems have appeared in Poet Lore, American Literary Review, The Collagist, Mount Hope Magazine, Gargoyle, Waxwing, Tinderbox, and others. She is the recipient of the Virginia Downs Poetry Award, the American Literary Review Poetry Award, and a Pushcart nominee. She received a Master of Fine Arts, Poetry degree from George Mason University. She currently resides in Northern Virginia where she works as a Business Consultant in the beauty industry and is an Associate Professor of English at Northern Virginia Community College. Additionally, she serves on the board of the American Poetry Museum in Washington DC.

Publications & Prizes

Journals:
American Literary Review
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Rogue Agent
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Tinderbox Poetry Journal
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Prizes won: 

American Literary Review Poetry Award Virginia Downs Poetry Award Pushcart Nominee

Personal Favorites

What I'm reading now: 
The Feast of Love by Charles Baxter, The Collected Poems by Mark Strand, Blowout by Denise Duhamel

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Muncie, IN
Indiana
Raised in: 
Muncie, IN
Indiana
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Last update: May 28, 2019