Samari Zysk

Poet

Portland, OR
Oregon US

Author's Bio

Samari Zysk, M.F.A., (they/them/theirs) is a queer Jewish poet, musician, visual artist, and author of monster parts, an autobiographical collection of poetry. You can find their other poetry in The Hyacinth Review, The Aurora Journal, Giallo Lit, and Ghost City Review, among others. They have also been published in anthologies, such as flux from Fifth Wheel Press, and The Bonemilk Collective Volume II from Gutlslut Press. Samari is endlessly curious, at times hopeful, and filled with love for the written word.

Publications & Prizes

Book:
monster parts (Alien Buddha Press, 2022)
Prizes won: 

Best of the Net, Warning Lines Magazine - Nomination

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Edmond Jabes, Emily Jungmin Yoon, Kaveh Akbar, Ocean Vuong, Bhanu Kapil, Rosmarie Waldrop, and Keith Waldrop.
What I'm reading now: 
What have you done to our ears to make us hear echoes? by Arlene Kim, Everything and Nothing by Jorge Luis Borges, Moon: Letters, Maps, Poems by Jennifer S. Cheng

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American
Fluent in: 
English, German, Irish
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Last update: Jul 10, 2024