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Kathleen McCoy [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
Queensbury, NY
New York US
Email: 
mccoyk@sunyacc.edu
Bio: 

Kathleen McCoy is a poet and organizer for 100 Thousand Poets for Change and Writers Project at SUNY Adirondack where she teaches. She lives in Queensbury, New York with her husband, their daughter, and the cats that own them.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Favorite authors: 
Too many to list, but these days I'm reading Irish contemporary women poets, new American poets, and well established poets like Hirshfield, Harjo, Rich . . . .
Twitter/X: 
@kathmccoypoet
Born in: 
Gallipolis, OH
Ohio
Raised in: 
Rio Grande, OH
Ohio
Website: 
https://kathleenmccoypoet.com [2]
Prizes won: 

Poetry Fellowship: U of Missouri. Finalist: Book Excellence Awards. Commendation: Gregory O'Donoghue International Poetry Award. Finalist: Seamus Heaney Poetry Centre Fulbright Award.  Semi-finalist: Discovery/The Nation Award. Short-listed: Fish International Poetry Prize. Long-listed: Fish International Poetry Prize, Gregory O'Donoghue Poetry Award, Palette Poetry Prize.

Education: 
University of Missouri
What I'm reading now: 
Foreign Bodies by Kimiko Hahn
This Was Then That Was Now by Vijay Seshadri
An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo
The Path to Kindness: Poems of Connection and Joy by edited by James Crews
Writers Retreats: 
Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair
Identifies as: 
American
Appalachian
Celtic American
Christian
Feminist
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/kathleen_mccoy

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/kathleen_mccoy [2] https://kathleenmccoypoet.com