Terry S. Johnson

Poet

Anchorage, AK
Alaska US

Author's Bio

The first born of a Chicago airman and a Southern belle, Terry S. Johnson explored careers as a newspaper advertising clerk, a reference library assistant and a professional harpsichordist before serving as a public school teacher for over two decades. She earned her M.F.A. in Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts.  Johnson's poems have appeared in many journals and anthologies. "Coalescence," her first book, won an Honorable Mention in the 2014 New England Book Festival. Her second collection "Plunge” was published in 2019.

Publications & Prizes

Book:
Coalescence (WordTech Editions, 2014)
Journals:
Chest
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Driftwood
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Theodate
Prizes won: 

Alaska Writers Guild - First Place poetry award 2023 for "Astronomy"

Personal Favorites

What I'm reading now: 
Paradise by Gail Thomas

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
Italian
Born in: 
New York city
Raised in: 
Armonk, New York, NY
New York
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Last update: Apr 03, 2024