Trina Gaynon

Poet

Beaverton, OR
Oregon US

Author's Bio

Trina Gaynon's publication history is documented below. Her book Quince, Rose, Grace of God is forthcoming from Fernwood Press.

Inspiration often strikes her in the shower. She hops out to write down lines on 3x3 notepads. Her worktable is cluttered with them.

Formerly a volunteer for literacy programs in local libraries and WriteGirl in Los Angeles,she currently leads  groups of poetry readers and writers at the Senior Studies Institute in Portland and participates in the Ars Poetica community.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Power of the Feminine I (ThreshPress Midwest, 2024)
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The Grace of Oregon Rain (Turnstone, 2024)
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Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California (Scarlet Tanager Books, 2018)
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Awake in the World (Riverfeet Press, 2017)
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Nuclear Impact: Broken Atoms in Our Hands (Shabda Press, 2017)
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Obsession: Sestinas in the Twenty-first Century (University Press of New England, 2017)
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Of Sun and Sand (Kind of a Hurricane Press, 2017)
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Poetic Medicine (Tarcher, 2017)
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San Diego Poetry Annual (Rainbow Books, 2015)
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The Great Gatsby Anthology (Silver Birch Press, 2015)
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St. Peter's B List (Ave Maria Press, 2014)
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Storm Cycle (Kind of a Hurricane Press, 2014)
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Bombshells: War Stories and Poems by Women on the Homefront (OmniArts, 2007)
Chapbook:
The Alphabet of Romance (Finishing Line Press, 2013)
Journals:
26
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300 Days of Sun
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88: A Journal of Contemporary American Poetry
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Aji Magazine
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All Things Girl
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Asia Literary Review
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Beach Reads
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Beechwood Review
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Birmingham Arts Journal
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Blue Heron Review
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Cairn
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Cargo Literary
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Chaffin Journal
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Cicada
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Cider Press Review
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Cirque
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City Works
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Clepsydra
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Clockhouse
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Cloudbank
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Conclave: A Journal of Character
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Convolvulus
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Coracle
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Crate
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Delta Poetry Review
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Descant
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Edison Literary Review
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Emerge Literary Journal
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Epicenter
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Fireweed
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Friends of Acadia Journal
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Generations
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Gingerbread House
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Grand Little Things
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Greater Golden Hill Poetry Express
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Halfway Down the Stairs
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Horizontes
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Ignatian Literary Magazine
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Into the Teeth of the Wind
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Lehigh Valley Literary Review
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Luna Negra
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Melusine: Woman in the 21st Century
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Midwest Literary Magazine
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Milk Money
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Mojave River Review
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Monongahela Review
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Not One of Us
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Off the Coast
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Ouroboros Review
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Palimpsest
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Perspectives
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Plainsongs
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Poetalk
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Pointed Circle
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Ragazine
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Raven Chronicles
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Red Earth Review
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Red Rock Review
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Redheaded Stepchild
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Rio Grande Review
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River Oak Review
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Runes: A Review of Poetry
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San Diego Poetry Annual
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Sierra Nevada College Review
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Sin Fronteras
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Sojourn
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Soul-Lit
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Southern Women’s Review,
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Speckled Trout Review
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Studio
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The Listening Eye
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The Magnolia Review
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The Same
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The Timberline Review
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The Whirlwind Review
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Verse Wisconsin
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Verseweavers
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Westview
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Prizes won: 

"A Map for the Lost," The Kowit Prize Honorable Mention 2023

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
No
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Chandler, AZ
Arizona
Raised in: 
Air Force
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Last update: Jul 03, 2024