Amy Dryansky
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Syracuse University, Vermont College |
Genre | Poetry |
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Amy Dryansky is an American poet.
Life
Dryansky grew up in Syracuse, New York, received her B.F.A. from Syracuse University and her M.F.A. from Vermont College.[1] She lives in Conway, Massachusetts with her husband and two children.[2]
Career
She is author of "Grass Whistle" (Salmon Poetry) and How I Got Lost So Close to Home (Alice James Books). She has had her poems published in literary journals and magazines including Orion Magazine, DoubleTake Magazine,[3] The New England Review, The Massachusetts Review, The Sun, Tin House, and in several anthologies: "Lit From Inside: 40 Years of Poetry from Alice James Books," Anne-Marie Macari & Carey Salerno, eds., Alice James Books, 2013; "Myrrh, Mothwing, Smoke: Erotic Poems," Marie Gauthier & Jeffrey Levine, eds., Tupelo Press, 2012; "Morning Song: Poems for New Parents" (Susan Todd & Carol Purington, eds., St. Martin's Press, 2011); "Dogs Singing: A Tribute Anthology" (Jessie Lendennie, ed., Salmon Poetry, 2011); "Sweeping Beauty: Contemporary Women Poets Do Housework" (Pamela Gemin, ed., University of Iowa Press, 2005); "Are You Experienced: Baby Boom Poets at Midlife" (Pamela Gemin, ed., University of Iowa Press, 2003); "Crossing Paths: An Anthology of Poems by Women" (Mad River Press, Barry Sternlieb, ed., 2002).
Honors and awards
Dryansky won the 2022
In 1998, she won a New England/New York Award.[7]Works
- How I Got Lost So Close to Home, Alice James Books, 1999, ISBN 9781882295227
- Grass Whistle, Salmon Poetry, Cliffs of Moher, OCLC 841183871
References
- ^ Five College Women's Studies Research Center > Alumnae/i Associates Archived May 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Alice James Books > Author Page > Amy Dryansky Archived September 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Book Gadget > DoubleTake Magazine #17, Summer 1999 (Vol. 5, No. 3) > Poetry Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Cecil Hemley Memorial Award".
- ^ Alice James Books > Author Page > Amy Dryansky Archived September 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Academy of American Poets > The Greenwall Fund > Grant recipients > 1999 Archived 2010-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Alice James Books > Past Award Winners > New England/New York Awards Archived 2008-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Salmon Poetry
- Alice James Books > Author Page > Amy Dryansky
- Poem: Orion Magazine > March/April 2008 Issue > Because We’ve Landed on the Moon but Nobody Wants to Live There by Amy Dryansky
- Poems: Alice James Books > Author Page > Amy Dryansky > Two Poems
- Review: Kingdom Books Blogspot > June 23, 2007 > Real, Realer, Realest: Amy Dryansky: How I Got Lost So Close to Home > Reviewed by Beth Kanell