Kent Leatham

Poet

Pacific Grove, CA
California US
Email: 
kent.leatham.poet@gmail.com
Website: 
kentleatham.weebly.com

Author's Bio

MFA in Poetry from Emerson College ('08), BA in Poetry from Pacific Lutheran University ('06). Curator for the Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium ('22-present). Public Educator ('22-present), Lecturer in Humanities & Communication at California State University Monterey Bay ('13-22), Book Reviewer for Zoland ('12-13), Associate Poetry Editor for Black Lawrence Press ('10-13), Poetry Reader for "Redivider" ('06-07), Co-Editor of "Saxifrage" literary arts journal ('04-06).

Education: 
Emerson College Creative Writing MFA MFA

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Best New Poets (Meridian, 2022)
,
Crack the Spine XVI (CreateSpace, 2017)
,
Montreal Prize 2013 Global Poetry Anthology (Vehicule Press, 2013)
,
Poetry on Buses 2004: Facts & Fictions (4Culture, 2004)
Journals:
322 Review
,
Able Muse
,
Angel City Review
,
Anomalous Press
,
Arbor Vitae
,
Artifice
,
Bellevue Literary Review
,
Breadcrumb Scabs
,
Brilliant Corners
,
Broadsided Press
,
Brooklyn Rail
,
Cincinnati Review
,
Clade Song
,
Construction
,
Crack the Spine
,
Dash Literary Journal
,
Eratio Poetry Journal
,
Eunoia Review
,
Fence
,
Fifth Wednesday Journal
,
Gambol
,
Hobble Creek Review
,
Homestead Review
,
Ilanot Review
,
Impossible Archetype
,
Infection House - A COVID-19 Journal
,
Switchback
,
Los Angeles Press
,
Mad Hatters' Review
,
Monterey Poetry Review
,
Oranges & Sardines
,
Pearl Magazine
,
Ploughshares
,
Poetry Flash
,
Poetry Quarterly
,
Poets & Artists
,
Prairie Schooner
,
Provincetown Magazine
,
RipRap Journal
,
Rock & Sling
,
Rogue Agent
,
Rupture
,
Rust and Moth
,
Saxifrage
,
Sheila-Na-Gig
,
Sky Island Journal
,
Softblow
,
Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices
,
Soundzine
,
Taos Journal of Poetry & Art
,
The Battered Suitcase
,
Thin Air Magazine
,
Word For/Word
,
WORDPEACE
,
zoland poetry

Personal Favorites

What I'm reading now: 
Land's End by Gail Mazur, Mausoleum of Flowers by Daniel Summerhill, Another Morning by William Minor, Tremendum, Augustum by Leonore Wilson, Yes and No by John Skoyles, Gender Flytrap by Zoë Estelle Hitzel, Space Junk from the Heavenly Palace by Rachelle Escamilla

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
LGBTQ
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Born in: 
Monterey, CA
California
Raised in: 
Monterey, CA
California
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Last update: Jun 08, 2024