Clare L. Martin

Poet

Youngsville, LA
Louisiana US

Author's Bio

Clare L. Martin's second full-length collection of poems, "Seek the Holy Dark," is forthcoming in 2017 from Yellow Flag Press. Her debut collection of poetry, "Eating the Heart First," was published fall 2012 by Press 53 as a Tom Lombardo Selection. Martin’s poetry has appeared in Avatar Review, Blue Fifth Review, Melusine, Poets and Artists and Louisiana Literature, among others. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Dzanc Books’ Best of the Web, for Best New Poets and Sundress Publication’s Best of the Net. She is a lifelong resident of Louisiana, a graduate of University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Founding Publisher and Editor of MockingHeart Review.

Publications & Prizes

Journals:
A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
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Blood Lotus
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Eclectica
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Poets and Artists
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Referential Magazine
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The Centrifugal Eye
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The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature
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wheelhouse magazine

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Feminist
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Lafayette
Raised in: 
Lafayette, LA
Louisiana
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Last update: Jul 08, 2016