Elizabeth Boquet

Poet

Switzerland
CH

Author's Bio

The only details about me that might interest you, as a reader, are that I’ve taught English and French long enough to be considered a “veteran teacher,” and while I still feel awkward calling myself “a poet,” it deeply touches me when others refer to me by that moniker.
 
Writing has opened doors I never expected, and I’m thankful for the opportunities it has brought. In 2017, Naomi Shihab Nye awarded me a Geneva Writers’ Literary Prize, and in 2021, two of my poems were featured on Billy Collins’ Poetry Broadcast. I’ve published two poetry collections—Galoshes (2020) and Pollywogs (2024)—and my work has been widely published literary journals, anthologies, and newspapers, including The New York Times, Crab Orchard Review, Eclectica Magazine,Maine Sunday Telegraph, Moonstone Arts, Stoneboat Literary Journal, Necessary Fiction, and pacificREVIEW.

 

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
25th Anniversary: 2021 Poetry Ink Anthology (Moonstone Press, 2021)
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Haiku 2021 (Moonstone Press, 2021)
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Havik: The Las Positas College Journal of Arts and Literature 2019—Magic Tricks (Las Positas College Anthology, 2019)
Journals:
Crab Orchard Review
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Detour Ahead
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Eclectica Magazine
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Necessary Fiction
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Parody
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Society of Classical Poets
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Prizes won: 

Said Unsaid was chosen by Naomi Shihab Nye for the Geneva Writers’ Literary Prize, 2nd place, (2017) / 

When to Flip the Pancakes, shortlisted by Billy Collins for the Fish Publishing Prize (2021) / 

My Math, finalist for Voice of Peace: International Poetry and Short Story Anthology Competition (2021)

When the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon, long-listed for the 2022 Fish Poetry Prize 

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
(in alphabetical order) Booth, Philip * Browning, Sarah * Cassatt, Eve Hamblett * Collins, Billy * Dickinson, Emily * Duffy, Carol Ann * Francis, Vievee * Frost, Robert * Girmay, Aracelis * Hall, Donald * Hoagland, Tony * Howe, Marie * Hylen, Susan * Merwin, W.S. * Olds, Sharon * Oliver, Mary * Olzmann, Matthew * Padgett, Ron * Ruefle, Mary * Ryan, Kay * Shihab Nye, Naomi * Silverstein, Shel * Simic, Charles * St. Vincent Millay, Edna * Szymborska, Wislawa *

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American, Belgian, Swiss
Fluent in: 
English, French
Born in: 
NH
New Hampshire
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Last update: Jan 10, 2025