Karen Rigby

Poet

Author's Bio

Karen Rigby is the author of Chinoiserie (Ahsahta Press, 2012) and Fabulosa (JackLeg Press, forthcoming 2024). A National Endowment for the Arts literature fellow, her work appears in Southern Humanities Review, The London Magazine, Bennington Review, and other journals. She lives in Arizona.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Wild Gods: The Ecstatic in Contemporary Poetry and Prose (New Rivers Press, 2021)
,
New Poetry from the Midwest 2019 (New American Press, 2019)
Book:
Chinoiserie (Ahsahta Press, 2012)
Journals:
Grain Magazine
,
London Magazine
,
New England Review
Prizes won: 

2011 Sawtooth Poetry Prize / 2007 NEA Literature Fellowship / 2006 Vermont Studio Center residency

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Born in: 
Panama City
Raised in: 
Republic of Panama
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Last update: May 16, 2023