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Poet

Alabama US

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Author's Bio

Jason Gordy Walker is a poet, translator, prose writer, and interviewer who lives in Alabama. He has taught at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and the University of Florida, worked with literary journals such as Birmingham Poetry Review, poemmemoirstory (now Nelle), and Subtropics, and placed poems, book reviews, fiction, and interviews in a variety of venues both online and in print.

Education:

University of Florida MFA

Writers Retreats:

New York State Summer Writers Institute

Poetry by the Sea: A Global Conference

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:

The Southern Poetry Anthology, Vol. X: Alabama (Texas Review Press, 2023)

The Great American Wise Ass Poetry Anthology (Lamar University Literary Press, 2016)

Journals:

Atlanta Review

Broad River Review

Cellpoems

Confrontation

Delta Poetry Review

Hawai'i Pacific Review

Measure

Nimrod

One Art

Schuylkill Valley Journal

Think

Town Creek Poetry

Prizes won:

Scholarships from The New York State Summer Writers Institute, Poetry by the Sea: A Global Conference, The West Chester University Poetry Conference (twice awarded), Auburn Writers Conference, National Graduate Creative Writing Conference at The University of West Georgia. Won the Barksdale-Maynard Prize for Poetry at The University of Alabama-Birmingham.

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors:

Far too many to name, but here's a few: Anna Akhmatova, Edith Södergran, Inger Christensen, Claudia Emerson, Jon Fosse, Olav H. Hauge, Donald Justice, Franz Kafka, Han Kang, Halldór Laxness, Tomas Tranströmer.

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

American

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

English

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Last update: Dec 02, 2024