Erica Miriam Fabri

Poet

Brooklyn, NY
New York US
Email: 
ericafabri@gmail.com
Website: 
ericafabri.com

Author's Bio

Erica Miriam Fabri’s first book, Dialect of a Skirt, was a finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize and was included on the bestseller lists for Small Press Distribution and The Poetry Foundation. She has been widely published in magazines and anthologies and has worked as a writer and educator for Columbia University, Urban Word NYC, The New York Knicks, and Nickelodeon Television. She teaches Performance Poetry and Fiction Writing at Pace University.

Education: 
The New School MFA

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
COURAGE: Daring Poems for Gutsy Girls (Write Bloody Publishing, 2021)
,
CHORUS: A Literary Mixtape (MTV Books, 2012)
,
Friday Reads Modern Love Anthology for Book Lovers (Google Books, 2011)
Book:
Dialect of a Skirt (Hanging Loose Press, 2010)
Journals:
2River View
,
Bangalore Review
,
Cathexis Northwest Press
,
Change Seven
,
Dorado
,
Ekleksographia
,
Free Verse
,
Good Foot
,
Hanging Loose
,
Her Circle E-Zine
,
LiVE MAG!
,
MiPOesias
,
Mudfish
,
Mustachioed
,
North American Review
,
OCHO
,
Paper Street
,
Shampoo
,
Sixth Finch
,
Southword Journal
,
Spoon River Poetry Review
,
Superpresent
,
SWWIM Every Day
,
Texas Review
,
The New York Quarterly
,
The Teacher's Voice
,
Trespass magazine
Prizes won: 
  • “Not a Beautiful Poem,” Finalist, North American Review’s 2018 James Hearst Poetry Prize
  • “Fish,” Finalist, 2012 Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Prize, Munster Lit, Cork Ireland, January 2012
  • “Dialect of a Skirt,” Finalist, 2011 Paterson Poetry Book Prize, March 2011
  • “Thank You For Your Heart That is Also a Ship,” Finalist, Box Turtle Press Poetry Contest, Judge: Mark Doty, March 2011
  • "Dialect of a Skirt," The Poetry Foundation Best-Seller Book List, October 2010
  • "Dialect of a Skirt," SPD Best-Seller's Book List, June 2010 § "Dialect of a Skirt," Best Books of 2009, About.com
  • Writer's Residency, Omega Institute, 2009

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Italian American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, At Risk Youth, Incarcerated individuals, Teenagers, Women
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Raised in: 
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Last update: Aug 15, 2024