Janet Holmes

Poet

Boise, ID
Idaho US
Email: 
jholmes@boisestate.edu
Website: 
ahsahtapress.org
Twitter/X: 
@jhahsahta

Author's Bio

Janet Holmes is editor of Ahsahta Press, an all-poetry press at Boise State University, where she has taught since 1999. Her books include Humanophone, F2F, and the erasure text The ms of my kin.

Education: 
Warren Wilson College MFA
Writers Retreats: 
MacDowell
Yaddo

Publications & Prizes

Books:
The ms of my kin (Shearsman Books, 2009)
,
f2f (University of Notre Dame Press, 2006)
,
Humanophone (University of Notre Dame Press, 2001)
,
The Green Tuxedo (University of Notre Dame Press, 1998)
,
The Physicist at the Mall (Anhinga Press, 1994)
,
Paperback Romance (State Street Press, 1984)
Prizes won: 
  • Anhinga Prize
  • Ernest Sandeen Prize
  • Minnesota Book Award

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Emily Dickinson

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, Illness/Wellness, Seniors, Women
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Libertyville, IL
Illinois
Raised in: 
Pompano Beach, FL
Florida
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Last update: May 01, 2019