Dana Alsamsam

Poet

Author's Bio

Dana Alsamsam is the author of a chapbook, (in)habit (tenderness, yea press, 2018), and her poems are published or forthcoming in Bone Bouquet, Gigantic Sequins, Poetry East, Tinderbox Poetry, Cosmonauts Avenue, Fugue, The Boiler Journal, Salamander, BOOTH and others. She is a Lambda Writer’s Retreat Fellow in the 2018 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices. A Chicago native, Dana is currently an MFA candidate and a teacher at Emerson College.

Publications & Prizes

Journals:
Blood Orange Review
,
Booth
,
Hobart
,
Superstition Review
,
The Collapsar
,
Tinderbox Poetry Journal

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Arab American, LGBTQ
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Disability
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Chicago, IL
Illinois
Raised in: 
Chicago, IL
Illinois
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Last update: Jun 08, 2018