Kristy Bowen

Poet

Chicago, IL
Illinois US

Author's Bio

A writer and visual artist, Kristy Bowen is the author of several book, chapbook and zine projects, including major characters in minor films (Sundress Publications, 2015), the shared properties of water and stars (Noctuary Press, 2013), and girl show (Black Lawrence Press, 2014). Her work has appeared most recently in Dressing Room Poetry Journal, birdfeast, and Projectile,. She lives in Chicago, where she runs dancing girl press & studio and spends much of her time writing, making papery things, and curating a chapbook series devoted to women authors. Her next full-length collection, salvage, is due out from Black Lawrence Press in 2016.

Publications & Prizes

Books:
major characters in minor films (Sundress Publications, 2017)
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salvage (Black Lawrence Press, 2016)
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girl show (Black Lawrence Press, 2014)
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the shared properties of water and stars (Noctuary Press, 2013)
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in the bird museum (Dusie Press, 2008)
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the fever almanac (Ghost Road Press, 2006)

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
No
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Rockford
Raised in: 
Rockford, IL
Illinois
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Last update: Jul 14, 2015