Amy Wright (writer)
Amy Wright | |
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Born | Wytheville, Virginia, US |
Occupation | Writer, professor, editor, publisher |
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Genre | Poetry, non-fiction |
Amy Wright is an American writer and editor.
Early life and education
Wright was born in the
Writing
Wright's poetry appears in the Southern Poetry Anthology series, Volume III: Contemporary Appalachia, and Volume VI, Tennessee.[2] Her first chapbook, There Are No New Ways to Kill a Man, was published by Apostrophe Books.[3] Her second chapbook, Farm, was published by Finishing Line Press,[4] and her third, The Garden Will Give You A Fat Lip, won the 2012 Pavement Saw Chapbook Contest.[5] Her fourth chapbook, Rhinestones in the Bed, or Cracker Crumbs, was published in 2014 by Dancing Girl Press. Her fifth chapbook, Wherever the Land Is, was published by MIEL Books in 2016. Her sixth, Think I'll Go Eat a Worm was published by Iris Press in 2019.[6]
Wright’s essays supporting
Editing
In 2007, Wright joined the editorial staff of Zone 3 journal and Zone 3 Press as Nonfiction Editor.[11]
Reviews
In a review of Rhinestones in the Bed, or Cracker Crumbs for Wilderness House Literary Review, Tom Daley writes: "Flirting with cultural clichés about a particular class of people makes for a risky project, especially in poetry, but Wright probes the pigeonhole, plucks its feathers, and scoops its guano with a brave and unabashed delight."[12]
References
- ^ a b Beard, Chuck. "East Side Storytellin' 41: The Night Sara Marie Thompson and Amy Wright had Outdoor Church on Tuesday". East Side Storytellin'. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Volume 6". Southern Poetry Anthology.
- ^ Wright, Amy. "There Are No New Ways To Kill A Man". Apostrophe Books. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ Wright, Amy. "Farm". Finishing Line Press. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ "Directory of Writers". Poets & Writers Magazine. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Think I'll Go Eat a Worm". Iris Press. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ Wright, Amy. "An Arch Under the Instep: Sven Birkertsʼ The Other Walk". www.kenyonreview.org. The Kenyon Review. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ Wright, Amy (7 November 2013). "Mǣl". passagesnorth.com. Passages North. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ Wright, Amy. "The Bedroom that was a Beekeeper's House". brevitymag.com. Brevity. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ Wright, Amy (14 January 2014). "Opposite Daring: Prose Translations of Sappho". www.tupeloquarterly.com. Tupelo Quarterly. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ Reiter, Jendi. "Insights From Editors and Judges". winningwirters.com. Winning Writers. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ Daley, Tom. "Review: Rhinestones in the Bed, or Cracker Crumbs" (PDF). Wilderness House Literary Review.