Summer J. Hart

Poet

Cold Spring, NY
New York US
Email: 
summerjhart@gmail.com
Website: 
www.summerjhart@gmail.com

Author's Bio

Summer J. Hart is an interdisciplinary artist and writer from Maine, living in the Hudson Valley, New York. She is the author of Boomhouse (2023, The 3rd Thing Press) and 11 Triptychs, an artist book made with Sandra Simonds. Summer is an enrolled member of the Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation.

Writers Retreats: 
MacDowell
Vermont Studio Center

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
Best Small Fictions 2023 (Alternating Current Press, 2023)
Book:
Boomhouse (3rd Thing, 2023)
Journals:
Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose
,
Bedfellows Magazine
,
Denver Quarterly
,
Driftwood Press
,
Golden Walkman Magazine
,
HAD
,
Heavy Feather Review
,
Hypertext Magazine
,
Jet Fuel Review
,
Massachusetts Review
,
Northern New England Review
,
Pidgeonholes
,
South Broadway Ghost Society
,
Third Point Press
,
Tiny Journal
,
Waxwing
Prizes won: 

2024 Eugene Paul Nassar Poetry Prize; NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship

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Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Tommy Orange, Layli Long Soldier, Sandra Simonds, Louise Erdrich, Kelly Link, Morgan Talty, Rachel Kushner, Alina Stefanescu, Anne de Marken, Laura Marris
What I'm reading now: 
Becoming Little Shell by Chris La Tray, Sterling Karat Gold by Isabel Waidner, Meltwater by Claire Wahmanholm

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Biracial, Native American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Millinocket, ME
Maine
Raised in: 
Hampden, ME
Maine
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Last update: Nov 24, 2024