Criteria for P@W Membership
To become a member of Poets at Work, the poet should have:
- Published at least 1 chapbook book of poetry by an established press (not self-published). OR
- Have an MFA in Poetry or a related field. OR
- Have at least 5 poems published in established literary magazines.
- Any Magazine Editor or Poetry Press may also join.
Poets At Work Membership
Katherine Soniat said on October 25, 2014
Katherine Soniat request membership (see below):
Professional Experience:
2009-14 Instructor, Great Smokies Writers Program, UNC/Asheville
1996-2008 Associate Professor of English, Emeritus, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University
1991-1993 Assistant Professor of English, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and
State University
1989-1991 Assistant Professor of English, Hollins University, Roanoke, Va.
1984-1989 Instructor of English, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University
1983-1984 Instructor of English, University of New Orleans
1981-1984 New Orleans Poetry-in-the Schools Program
Published and forthcoming collections of poems:
Bright Stranger, Baton Rouge, La: forthcoming Louisiana State University Press, Spring, 2016.
The Goodbye Animals, Turtle Island Quarterly Chapbook Award,
Foot Hills Press, Rochester, NY, December, 2014.
A Raft, A Boat, A Bridge. Aptos, California: Dream Horse Press, fall, 2012.
The Swing Girl. Baton Rouge, La. : Louisiana State University Press, 2011.
The Fire Setters. Madison,N.J.: The Literary Review/Web del Sol
On-line Chapbook Series. 2003. Reissued 2012.
Alluvial. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania: Bucknell University Press, 2001.
A Shared Life. Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa Press, 1995.
Winner of the Iowa Poetry Prize.
Cracking Eggs. Orlando, Fla.: The University of Central Florida Press, 1990.
Winter Toys. Maryville, Mo.: The Green Tower Press, 1989. A chapbook.
Notes of Departure. Camden, N.J.: The Walt Whitman Center for the Arts and Humanities, 1985. The Camden Poetry Prize.
Gerry LaFemina said on November 9, 2014
Katherine, sign up for membership and I’ll approve you right away.