Joy Leftow
Joy Leftow | |
|---|---|
| Born | Washington Heights, New York City |
| Occupation | poet, writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Columbia University, B.A., 1983 Columbia University, MSW, 1985 City College of New York, M.A., 1991 |
| Notable works | A Spot of Bleach & Other Poems and Prose, Tupelo Honey |
| Children | Joey Leftow |
Joy Leftow (born in Washington Heights, New York City) is an American poet, fiction writer, essayist and artist.
Leftow's
Early life and education
Joy Leftow claims to have written her first poem on snowflakes when she was four years old. After dropping out of
Career
Leftow frequently appears on New York City radio shows, such as the Teachers & Writers Collaborative Radio Show, Everything Goes, Poetry Central, The Sounds of Poetry on Adelphi Radio WBAU-FM, Jazz Poetry Café with Phillip Gregory on WFLO, Cool on the Groove on Rockland World Radio Program and Indiefeed Performance Poetry.[1] She has also been featured on television programs such as The New Yorkers,.[2][3] She has read her poetry at CBGB's, the Wetlands, Cornelia Street Cafe, Bowery Poetry Club, the Back Fence, Palmer Vineyards and the Paris Cafe. She organized and hosted the spoken word event at the 4th, 5th and 6th Annual Uptown Arts Stroll event.
In addition to working as a clinical social worker, Leftow taught youth literacy classes for young children through the Beacon After School Program. She was also a production editor for Augustus Publishing with Anthony Whyte as part of their Dream Team for several years and still edits The Cartier Street Review. She is a member of Poets & Writers and is listed at their site. Leftow has also worked on several other magazines. She has two books published and one chapbook and has been published in over 300 journals to date.
Personal life
Leftow lives in Inwood, a little further north in Manhattan than Washington Heights.
Writings
Leftow's second book Tupelo Honey (Aquillrelle Press 2017) was published as the result of winning third place in a poetry publication contest out of 268 submissions. [1]
Leftow's first book, A Spot of Bleach & Other Poems and Prose (Big Foot Press, 2005), was praised by the Aquarian East Coast Rocker as:
bringing a bold energetic humor to the matters of everyday life. Growing up in a not so “Leave It To Beaver” household, she reflects on her relationships with family members and friends with more sarcasm than you could find in a whole season of “Seinfeld.” Her prose is like a catchy tune, keeping the reader engaged within every line and pause, allowing her words and loud voice to linger around in your head. Her observations and analysis of human nature represent the cynicism with which we think but never have the guts to say out loud.[4]
Poetry
- One More Pill To Help Me Chill So I Don't Kill Anyone
- Tupelo Honey'
- In A Little Café 04/2013
- Asheville Poetry Review
- Poetry in Performance # 34, #35 (City College of New York)
- New Press Literary Quarterly
- Inner Joy chapbook1996
- Medicinal Purposes
- Grist on Line 1995
- Poetry Magazine of the Lower East Side
- A Spot of Bleach & Other Poems and Prose (Big Foot Press, 2005) [2]
- Poetry Kite Anthology
- Soul Fountain
- RainTiger.com
- Wings Magazine
- Online Wings Magazine
Prose
- Menopause: (essay) Online Wings Magazine, Summer 2005 [5]
- Esmerelda's Gift: Spot Of Bleach, November 2005
- False Pride, short story in the anthology, Lipstick Diaries (Augustus Publishing, 2007) [6]
References
Notes
- ^ IndieFeed
- ^ JoyLeftowArchived May 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Shamin, Ana. Aquarian East Coast Rocker March 15–22, Vol.2-338
- ^ Wings Index
- ^ Independent Publishers Group
Sources
- Janis’ Journey: An Original Screenplay City College of New York 2001
- http://www.thestraybranch.org/ fall winter 2014 One more Pill To Help Me Chill So I Don't Kill Anyone
- http://www.bewilderingstories.com/bios/bragen_bio.html In A Little Café 04/2013
- Jewish Currents, Heros /Idolotry: Bob Dylan Story, “Concealed/Revealed” column, Oct. 2009
- Numerous poems, 108. Omega 7, Nov 2009 omega7fromhivethismind
- Numerous poems, Mad Swirl Online Publication
- Guatemalan Sash: New Press Literary Quarterly, Summer, 1994
- Poets & Writers – Directory of American Poets & Writers
- Dee Rimbaud- Art and Writing, an Independent Press Guide
- Spot Of Bleach and Other Poems & Prose, Big Foot Press, 2005
- Being Jewish, Poetry in Performance 34, City College of New York, 2006: P.198
- Family History Deja Vu, Another Morning, edited by Lanie Shanzyra P. Rebancos, Lulu Publishing, Dec. 2006
- Mexican Delight: Medicinal Purposes, Volume III, No.1, P.2, 2006
- Being Jewish: Manhattan Times, Vol.7 No. 18 May 4–10, 2006, Washington Heights/East Harlem Edition (with Spanish Translation) P.10 centerfold
- Winner of Footpaths Writers Residency, 2007. Footpaths to Creativity [3]