Martina Reisz Newberry

Poet

Los Angeles, CA

California US

Email:

martinanewberry@gmail.com

Website:

martinanewberry.com

Twitter/X:

@https://twitter.com/MsMartina

Author's Bio

My spirit is defined by my writing; it has been so since I can remember. Poetry chose me, not the other way around. Through writing, I am living as an artist which was something my mother (as so many women of her generation) wanted, was unable to do. With each line I write, I reconsider, re-examine, give thanks for the unfolding that is my life.

Writers Retreats:

Anderson Center Artist Residency Program

Djerassi Resident Artists Program

Publications & Prizes

Books:

Glyphs (Deerbrook Editions, 2022)

Blues for French Roast with Chicory (Deerbrook Editions, 2020)

Never Completely Awake (Deerbrook Editions, 2017)

Where It Goes (Deerbrook Editions, 2012)

Learning By Rote (Deerbrook Editions, 2011)

Running Like a Woman With Her Hair on Fire (Red Hen Press, 2005)

Prizes won:

Awarded residencies at Yaddo Colony for the Arts, Djerassi Colony for the Arts, and at Anderson Center for Disciplinary Arts.

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors:

Too many to count.

What I'm reading now:

Field of Light and Shadow by David Young, Selected Poems by David Flynn, Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens, With Mouths Wide Open by John Caddy, Alive Together by Lisel Mueller

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

Buddhist, Feminist, Hungarian American, Jewish, Polish American

Prefers to work with:

Adults, LGBTQ, Seniors

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

Upland, CA

California

Raised in:

Hollywood, CA

California

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Last update: May 19, 2022