Riley Bounds

Poet

Scottsdale, AZ
Arizona US
Email: 
riley.bounds@solumpress.com
Website: 
www.solumpress.com
Twitter/X: 
@SolumPress
RSS feed: 
solumpress.com/podcast?format=rs…

Author's Bio

Riley Bounds is a poet, writer, and editor based in Mesa, Arizona.  A 2021 Pushcart Prize nominee, his work has appeared or is forthcoming in Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry, Earth and Altar, Ekstasis, Amethyst Review, and Heart of Flesh Literary Journal, among others.  His debut poetry chapbook, Hands of Years, was released in October 2021 by Kelsay Books.  He is Editor in Chief of Solum Literary Press, a Christian small press publishing poetry, fiction, homilies, and visual art.  This includes the quarterly imprint Solum Journal.  He holds an MA in Philosophy from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University and a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Central Oklahoma with hopes to continue into doctoral study.  He teaches English literature and composition at Lincoln Preparatory Academy.

Publications & Prizes

Chapbook:
Hands of Years (Kelsay Books, 2021)
Journals:
Adelaide Literary Magazine
,
Ashvamegh
,
Charles Carter: A Working Anthology
,
Ekstasis Magazine
,
Heart of Flesh Literary Journal
,
Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry
Prizes won: 
  • Nominated, 2021 Pushcart Prize for "Doxology." from Hands of Years.  Nominated by Kelsay Books.
  • Frontrunner, New Plains Review Spring 2016 issue, "Wish You Were Here"
  • Semi-Finalist, William Van Dyke Short Story Contest, Ruminate Magazine, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down"
  • Finalist, Adelaide Poetry Award 2018, Adelaide Literary Magazine, "Doxology."
  • Finalist, Adelaide Short Story Award 2018, Adelaide Literary Magazine, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down"
  • Finalist, Adelaide Poetry Award 2019, Adelaide Literary Magazine, "Mother." and "Father."
  • Finalist, Adelaide Short Story Award 2019, Adelaide Literary Magazine, "Letters to Dixie"

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
A. E. Housman; Vladimir Mayakovsky; Wallace Stevens; Todd Copeland; Guillaume Apollinaire; Gertrude Stein; Cormac McCarthy; Flannery O'Connor; Jack London; Ambrose Bierce; William Lane Craig; J. P. Moreland; Dallas Willard; David Lyle Jeffrey; Rich Karlgaard; Jordan Sonnenblick
What I'm reading now: 
Parables and Portraits by Stephen Mitchell

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma
Raised in: 
Alex, OK
Oklahoma
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Last update: Jan 27, 2023