Nick Demske

Poet

Racine, WI
Wisconsin US
Email: 
nick.demske@gmail.com
Website: 
nickipoo.wordpress.com

Author's Bio

Nick Demske lives in Racine Wisconsin and works there at the Racine Public Library. His self-titled manuscript was chosen by Joyelle McSweeney for the Fence Modern Poets Series Award and published by Fence Books in 2010. He also had a chapbook published in 2012 called "Skeetly Deetly Deet" (Strange Cage Press). In 2010, he was included as one of the 10 debut poets by Poets and Writers Magazine. He co-founded and ran the BONK! Poetry and Music series in Racine for 12 years, which hosted events every month starting in 2008  (http://bonkperformanceseries.wordpress.com/). To find reviews, interviews, poems, audio and video, please visit http://nickipoo.wordpress.com/

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
narrative (dis)continuities: prose experiments by younger american writers (recycled karma press, 2010)
Book:
[self-titled] (Fence Books, 2010)
Journals:
Action Yes
,
Arsenic Lobster Poetry Journal
,
BlazeVOX
,
Conduit
,
Death Metal Poetry
,
Disquieting Muses
,
Fact-Simile
,
knock
,
MAKE: A Chicago Literary Magazine
,
Monkey Puzzle
,
Moria
,
Pank
,
Pinstripe Fedora
,
Sawbuck
,
Seven Corners
,
The Bathroom
,
thieves jargon
,
West Wind Review
,
Word Riot
Prizes won: 

2010 Fence Modern Poets Series Award

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American, Feminist, German American, Irish American, Italian American, White
Prefers to work with: 
Any, At Risk Youth, Incarcerated individuals
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Darien, IL
Raised in: 
Griffith/Chicago
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Last update: Jan 29, 2024