Dave Morrison

Poet

Author's Bio

Hailed as 'A hearty weed in the garden of American poetry' Dave Morrison's poems have been published in literary magazines and anthologies, and featured on Writer’s Almanac, Take Heart, and Poems from Here. After spending years playing in rock bands in Boston and NYC, Morrison has published fifteen collections of poetry including Clubland (poems about rock & roll bars in verse and meter, Fighting Cock Press 2011) and Cancer Poems (JukeBooks 2015), plus a CD (Poetry Rocks- Mishara Music). Morrison's most recent collection is Blue (JukeBooks 2020).

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Agreeable Friends (Moon Pie Press, 2014)
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The Book of Forms (University Press of New England, 2014)
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What Happened To Us These Last Couple of Years? (So New Publishing, 2014)
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Take Heart (Down East Books, 2013)
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Pride and Passion (Moon Pie Press, 2012)
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Riffing On Strings (Scriblerus Press, 2009)
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Tribute to Orpheus (Kearney Street Books, 2007)
Book:
Black Boat black Water Black Sand (Moon Pie Press, 2009)
Journals:
34thParallel
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Clare Literary Journal
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Clockhouse
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Dash Literary Journal
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Frigg Magazine
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Garrison Keillor's Writer's Almanac
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Impact
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Juked
,
Mad Hatters' Review
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Main Channel Voices
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Opium Magazine
,
Poor Mojo's Almanac(k)
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Psychopoetica
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Rattle
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Riverrun
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Rumble
,
Santa Fe Literary Review
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Slab Literary Review
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Sleet Magazine
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Spillway Review
,
thieves jargon
,
Third Wednesday
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Tilt-a-Whirl
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Two Cities Review
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Void Magazine
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Word Riot
,
Zygote in My Coffee

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More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Scotch-Irish American
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Boston, MA
Massachusetts
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Last update: Dec 23, 2020