K.E. Allen

Poet

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