K.E. Allen

Poet

MI
Michigan US

Author's Bio

Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, K. E. Allen lives in Michigan. She makes her living teaching and coaching first year writing students in the Comprehensive Studies Program at the University of Michigan.

Education: 
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MFA
Writers Retreats: 
Indiana University Writers’ Conference

Publications & Prizes

Book:
Woman in a Boat (Poetry Society of America, 2004)
Journals:
Arts & Letters
,
Center
,
Kenyon Review
,
LIT
,
Lynx
,
Oleander Review
,
Poemeleon
,
Poetry Daily
,
Rivendell
,
Spinning Jenny
,
Sycamore Review
,
The Bear River Review
,
Verse
Prizes won: 

Hopwood Major Prize in Poetry, Dana Award in Poetry, PSA New American Poet Chapbook Series

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Diane Seuss, Monica Rico, Ada Limón, Ross Gay, Terrance Hayes, Wanda Coleman, Hanif Abdurraqib, Eduardo C. Corral
What I'm reading now: 
Pinion by Monica Rico, Poetry From Ukraine by ed. Caroline Forché, Ilya Kaminsky, Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire, They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib, Guillotine by Eduardo C. Corral

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Feminist
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Tacoma, WA
Washington
Raised in: 
Milton, WA
Washington
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Last update: Mar 03, 2024