Jenny Sadre-Orafai

Poet, Fiction Writer, Creative Nonfiction Writer

Atlanta, GA
Georgia US

Author's Bio

Jenny Sadre-Orafai is a poet and essayist. She is the author of four poetry collections including Dear Outsiders and Malak. Her poetry has appeared in Cream City ReviewNinth LetterThe Cortland Review, Hotel AmerikaThe Pinch, and other journals. Her prose has appeared in Los Angeles ReviewThe Rumpus, Fourteen HillsNELLE, and other journals. She co-founded Josephine Quarterly and teaches creative writing  at Kennesaw State University.

Writers Retreats: 

Publications & Prizes

Creative Nonfiction

Anthologies:
Till the Tide: An Anthology of Mermaid Poetry (Sundress Publications, 2015)
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Women on Poetry: Writing, Revising, Publishing and Teaching (McFarland & Co., 2011)
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Contemporary American Women: Our Defining Passages (All Things That Matter Press, 2009)
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Waking Up American: Coming of Age Biculturally (Seal Press, 2005)

Fiction

Poetry

Anthology:
Southern Poetry Anthology, Volume V: Georgia (Texas A&M University Press, 2012)
Books:
Dear Outsiders (University of Akron Press, Akron Poetry Series, 2023)
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Book of Levitations (with Anne Champion) (Trembling Pillow Press, 2020)
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Malak (Platypus Press, 2017)
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Paper, Cotton, Leather (Press 53, 2014)
Chapbooks:
The Best Man in the World (Dancing Girl Press, 2017)
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Avoid Disaster (Dancing Girl Press, 2012)
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Dressing the Throat Plate (Finishing Line Press, 2012)
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Weed Over Flower (Finishing Line Press, 2005)
Journals:
Boxcar Poetry Review
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Caesura
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Crab Orchard Review
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Frigg Magazine
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Linebreak
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Loose Change
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Ouroboros Review
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Pank
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Poetry Midwest
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Puerto del Sol
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Redivider
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Tammy
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The Bakery
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The Collapsar
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The Indianapolis Review
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The Tiny
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More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Feminist, Iranian American, Mexican American
Fluent in: 
English
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Last update: Jul 18, 2023