Nancy Scott

Poet

Trenton, NJ
New Jersey US

Author's Bio

I have been the current managing editor of U.S.1 Worksheets, the journal of the U.S.1 Poets' Cooperative in NJ, for more than a decade. I am also the author of five full-length books and four chapbooks: Ah, Men (Aldrich Press, 2016); The Owl Prince (Aldrich Press, 2015); Running Down Broken Cement (Main Street Rag, 2014), Midwestern Memories (Aldrich Press, 2013); On Location (March Street Press, 2011); Detours & Diversions (Main Street Rag, 2011); A Siege of Raptors (Finishing Line Press, 2010); One Stands Guard, One Sleeps (Plain View Press, 2009); Down to the Quick (Plain View Press, 2007).I began writing poetry in the mid-90s as a way to record the many stories I'd heard working with foster and adoptive kids, homeless families and those with mental illness or AIDS. This inspired the poetry in Running Down Broken Cement. www.nancyscott.net for more information.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Disorder (Red Dashboard LLC, 2016)
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Deep Waters (Outrider Press, 2014)
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Liberty's Vigil (Foothills Publishing, 2012)
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Collecting Life: Poets on Objects Known and Imagined (Heart Lodge, 2010)
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Empty Shoes: Poems on the Hungry and Homeless (Popcorn Press, 2009)
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Thatchwork (Delaware Valley, 2009)
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The Carriage House Poetry Series Tenth Anniversary Anthology (Muse-Pie Press, 2008)
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The Cento: A Collection of Collage Poems (Red Hen Press, 2008)
Books:
Ah, Men (Aldrich Press, 2016)
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The Owl Prince (Kelsay Books, 2015)
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Running Down Broken Cement (Main Street Rag Publishing Company, 2014)
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Midwestern Memories (Aldrich Press, 2013)
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One Stands Guard, One Sleeps (Plain View Press, 2009)
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Down to the Quick (Plain View Press, 2007)
Chapbooks:
Detours & Diversions (Main Street Rag, 2011)
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On Location (March Street Press, 2011)
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A Siege of Raptors (Finishing Line Press, 2010)
Journals: ,
Apollo's Lyre
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Big Scream
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Blue Lyra Review
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BluePrint Review
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Bogg
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Bucks County Writer
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Caduceus
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Chantarelle's Notebook
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Copperfield Review
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Cultural Logic
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Cyclamens and Swords
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Deep Water Literary Journal
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Edison Literary Review
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Flint Hills Review
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Four and Twenty
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Front Porch Review
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J Journal
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Jewish Women's Literary Annual
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Journal of New Jersey Poets
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Kaleidoscope
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Kelsey Review
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Mad Poets Review
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Miller's Pond
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Mudfish
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New York Quarterly
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Out of Line
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Papyrus
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Pemmican Press
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phati'tude Literary Magazine
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Pudding Magazine
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Qarrtsiluni
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Quill & Parchment
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Rattapallax
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Raving Dove
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River Poets Journal
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Riverrun
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Rufous Salon
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Sea Stories
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Segue
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Struggle
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The Broken City
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The Fib Review
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The Ledge
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The Prose-Poem Project
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The Raven Chronicles
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The Voices Project
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Trenton Review
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Umbrella
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Up and Under
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Verse Wisconsin
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Verse-Virtual
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Prizes won: 

First prize, New Jersey Writers' Conference
First prize, Middleton, NJ Library contest

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Chicago
Raised in: 
Elmhurst, IL
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Last update: Mar 11, 2018