Jessica Reed

Poet

New York, NY

New York US

Author's Bio

Jessica Reed's poetry has appeared in Tin House, The Paris Review, LIT, and The Huffington Post, among others. They hold a BA in English with a Creative Writing concentration from Oberlin College and an MFA in Creative Writing from the City College of New York, where they studied under Marilyn Hacker. Originally from Asheville, NC, Jessica lives with their shiksa wife and a growing family of propagated plants in picturesque Tarrytown on the Hudson.

Education:

City College of New York MFA

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:

Urge: Finalist Poems from the 2016 Raynes Poetry Competition (Jewish Currents, 2016)

Union: Poems from 40 Finalists in the Second Raynes Poetry Competition (Jewish Currents, 2014)

Satellite Convulsions: Poems from Tin House (Tin House Books, 2010)

The Best of Stain, Volume 2 (Tangled Up In Blue, 2009)

Journals:

Esque

Huffington Post

LIT

Lyre Lyre

Paris Review

Poetry in Performance

Shampoo

Tin House

Zeek

Prizes won:

2007 recipient of the Marie Ponsot Poetry Prize (judged by Marie Ponsot);
2007 recipient of the Jerome Lowell Dejur Award (selected as a finalist by Marilyn Hacker);
2009 runner-up for the Ellen LaForge Poetry Prize;
2014 finalist for the Raynes Poetry Prize (judged by Joan Larkin);
2016 finalist for the Raynes Poetry Prize (judged by Alicia Ostriker)

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

Jewish, LGBTQ, White

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

English

Raised in:

Asheville, NC

North Carolina

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Last update: Jun 06, 2024