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Listed as:

Poet

Public address:

Chicago, IL

Illinois US

Bio:

Rachel Mennies is the author of The Naomi Letters (BOA Editions, 2021) and The Glad Hand of God Points Backwards (Texas Tech University Press, 2014), winner of the Walt McDonald First-Book Prize in Poetry. Her poetry has recently appeared in The Believer, Kenyon Review, American Poetry Review, and elsewhere. Mennies serves as the series editor (2016– ) for the Walt McDonald First-Book Prize and as AGNI’s reviews editor.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Twitter/X:

@rmennies

Website:

https://www.rachelmennies.com [2]

Prizes won:

The Walt McDonald First-Book Prize in Poetry, Leonard Steinberg/Academy of American Poets Prize, National Jewish Book Award (finalist)

Identifies as:

Jewish

Prefers to work with:

Any