Catfish McDaris

Spoken Word Artist

Milwaukee, WI
Wisconsin US

Author's Bio

Catfish McDaris’ most infamous chapbook is Prying with Jack Micheline and Charles Bukowski. His best readings were in Paris at the Shakespeare and Co. Bookstore and with Jimmy"the ghost of Hendrix"Spencer in NYC on 42nd St. He’s done over 25 chaps in the last 25 years. He’s been in the New York Quarterly, Slipstream, Pearl, Main St. Rag, Café Review, Chiron Review, Zen Tattoo, Wormwood Review, Great Weather For Media, Silver Birch Press, and Graffiti and been nominated for 15 Pushcarts, Best of Net in 2010, 2013, and 2014. He was in the Louisiana Review, George Mason Univ.Press, and New Coin from Rhodes Univ. in South Africa. He’s recently been translated into Spanish, French, Polish, Swedish, Arabic, Bengali, Mandarin, Yoruba, Tagalog, and Esperanto. His 25 years of published material is in the Special Archives Collection at Marquette Univ. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He’s listed in Wikipedia.His ancestors are from the Aniwaya Clan of the Cherokee Nation.

Publications & Prizes

Performances:
Shakespeare & Co. Bookstore in Paris (2007)
,
Thai Joe's (2003)
,
Cherry Valley Beatnik Festival (1998)
,
Hotel Washington (1995)
,
De Paul University (1994)
,
Wordstock at People's Bookstore (1994)
Prizes won: 

Uprising Award in 1999
Flash Fiction Contest judged by the U.S. Poet Laureate in 2009
Thelonius Monk Award in 2015

Personal Favorites

What I'm reading now: 
Sleeping With the Fish by Catfish McDaris, The Bible by King James Version

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Native American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Albuquerque
Raised in: 
Clovis, NM
New Mexico
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Last update: Mar 11, 2016