Ann Kottner

Poet

Brooklyn, NY
New York US

Author's Bio

Lee Kottner is a New York writer, editor, and education activist. She earned her B.A. at Chatham University, and an M.A. in English at Michigan State University. Her poetry has appeared in literary journals, anthologies, and a chapbook from Blue Stone Press. Stories from the Ruins, her hand-bound, hardcover artist’s chapbook, is part of the permanent collections of both the Museum of Modern Art and the Detroit Institute of Arts. She's currently working on her next poetry collection (Water from the Well), a novel (The Angels in Orion), and an anthology of adjunct instructor experiences, Teaching Poor.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Today & Yesterday (Laughing Fire Press, 2016)
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Like A Girl: Perspectives on Feminine Identity and Development (Lucid Moose Lit, 2015)
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Weatherings (FutureCycle Press, 2015)
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Yesterday & Today (Laughing Fire Press, 2015)
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Gutters & Alleyways: Perspectives on Poverty and Struggle (Lucid Moose Lit, 2014)
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Fresh Water: Poems of the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams (Pudding House Publications, 2002)
Chapbook:
The Heart's Cathedral (Bluestone Press, 1992)
Journals: ,
Astropoetica
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Caesura
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Labyris
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Live Poets Society
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Red Cedar Review
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West

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Celtic American, Feminist, White
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, At Risk Youth, Naturalists/Environmentalists, Teachers, Veterans
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
West Point, NY
New York
Raised in: 
Oscoda, MI
Michigan
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Last update: Dec 21, 2019