J. Chester Johnson

Poet

New York, NY
New York US
Email: 
jchester.gfa@prodigy.net
Website: 
www.jchesterjohnson.com
Twitter/X: 
@JChesterJohnson

Author's Bio

Recent Books Written: ST. PAUL'S CHAPEL & SELECTED SHORTER POEMS (Second Edition, 2010) - St. Johann Press; NOW AND THEN: SELECTED LONGER POEMS (Published: Jan., 2017) - St. Johann Press; AUDEN, THE PSALMS AND ME (Published by Church Publishing of the Episcopal Church: September, 2017) - memoir, non-fiction; DAMAGED HERITAGE: From The Elaine Race Massacre To Reconciliation (forthcoming) - memoir, non-fiction. Other Publications: International Poetry Review, Green Mountains Review, The New York Times, Quaderns de Versalia, IV (Spain),Best American Poetry blog.

Publications & Prizes

Books:
St. Paul's Chapel and Selected Shorter Poems (Brunswick Publishing Company, 2006)
,
Curate's Chorus (Juliet Press, 1998)
,
Lazarus (Juliet Press, 1993)
Journals:
Choice
,
Cumberland Poetry Review
,
Evansville Review
,
Hawai'i Review
,
International Poetry Review
,
New York Times
,
Parnassus
,
Pegasus Magazine
,
Potpourri
,
River Sedge
,
The Iconoclast
,
The Lyric

Personal Favorites

What I'm reading now: 
Inventing The Individual by Larry Siedentop, Descent of the Dove by Charles Williams

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Born in: 
Chattanooga
Raised in: 
Monticello, AR
Arkansas
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Last update: May 03, 2019