Merry Gangemi

Poet

East Calais, VT

Vermont US

Email:

mgangemi@vtlink.net

Website:

merrygangemi.blogspot.com

Author's Bio

MFA Vermont College (poetry & fiction)
MA SFSU comparative literature
BA NYU English literature

I write every day. No exceptions. No excuses.

In my spare time I produce & host Woman-Stirred Radio, a cultural journal that focuses on lesbian and queer writers, musicians, visual artists, and policymakers. But I welcome everyone. You can view my guest list on my blog: http://merrygangemi.blogspot.com.

If you are interested in being a guest, please contact me via email.

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:

Beltane: Advancing to Zero (River Oak Publishing, 2008)

Journals:

Harrington Lesbian Fiction Quarterly

Journal of New Jersey Poets

Paterson Literary Review

Sinister Wisdom

Wisconsin Review

Prizes won:

SFSU Audre Lorde Creative Writing Award (poetry)

Personal Favorites

What I'm reading now:

Oracle of Stamboul by Michael David Lucas, Dreadnought by Richard Massey, Names by Marilyn Hacker, How to Write by Gertrude Stein

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

Italian American, Polish American

Prefers to work with:

LGBTQ, Incarcerated individuals

Born in:

Jersey City

Raised in:

Jersey City, NJ

New Jersey

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Last update: Feb 23, 2011