- Amanda Johnston
Amanda Johnston (1977 - ) is an
African American poet . She was born inEast St. Louis, Illinois and currently resides in Round Rock/Austin, Texas .A [http://www.cavecanempoets.org Cave Canem] Fellow and a [http://www.affrilachianpoets.com/ Affrilachian] Poet, Johnston is both a poet and performer.
Johnston is the founding editor of [http://www.torchpoetry.org Torch] : a journal dedicated to poetry, prose, and short stories by African American Women.
Awards
2005: Austin International Poetry Festival Christina Sergeyevna Award
2004: Kentucky Foundation for Women Artist Enrichment Grant
2004: Kentucky Women Writers Conference Slam, Second Place
2004: InKY All Star Slam, Third Place
2003: Kentucky Foundation for Women Artist Enrichment Grant
2003: Good Foods Co-Op Inaugural Poetry Slam, First Place
Publications
"The following represents a selection of works."
“Suburban Cows,” New Literati (2007)
“Making Brown,” Pluck!: The Journal of Affrilachian Arts & Culture (2007)
“Over Breakfast,” His Rib, Penmanship Publishing (2007)
“Round,” Tempu Tupu: Africana Women’s Poetic Self, Africa World Press (2007)
“Bowing in the Church of Beauty,” The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South, Georgia Press (2007)
“Origami,” Sorin Oak Review (2006)
"Dissecting Heritage", Kudzu (2005)
Not Another Love Jones, Chapbook (2004)
"Reading in Bed", di-verse-city Anthology (2004)
“If Iraq Happens", The Heartland Review (2002)
External links
* [http://www.cavecanempoets.org Cave Canem]
* [http://www.affrilachianpoets.com Affrilachian Poets]
* [http://www.torchpoetry.org Torch]
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