Amy Woolard is an American attorney and poet. She won the 2018 Alice James Prize.[1] She won the 2015 1/2 K Prize,[2]

She is director of policy of the Legal Aid Justice Center.[3][4] She is an advocate for criminal justice reform in Virginia.[5][6][7][8]

Early life

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She graduated from the University of Virginia, where she studied with Gregory Orr in the University of Virginia School of Law.[9]

Career

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Her work appeared in Virginia Quarterly Review,[10] The Rumpus,[11] Guernica,[12] Ploughshares, Gulf Coast, Colorado Review, Fence, Slate,[13] The New Yorker,[14] and The Paris Review.[15]

Works

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  • Woolard, Amy (2020). Neck of the woods. Farmington, Maine. ISBN 978-1-948579-07-0. OCLC 1119475018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)[16][17][18][19][20][21]

References

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  1. ^ "Amy Woolard". Poetry Foundation. 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  2. ^ "amy woolard | Indiana Review". indianareview.org. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  3. ^ "Amy Woolard". Virginia Festival of the Book. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  4. ^ "Amy Woolard | Slate, The New Yorker, Poetry Magazine Journalist | Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  5. ^ Staff. "VA House passes bill to reinstate drivers' licenses suspended due to unpaid court fines". www.wdbj7.com. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  6. ^ Oliver, Ned. "Lawyers group urges speedy vaccination of Virginia prisoners, staff". Virginia Mercury. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  7. ^ "Eleven Prosecutors Form a Progressive Alliance in Virginia". The Appeal Political Report. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  8. ^ Oliver, Ned. "Black students bear brunt of enforcement as police file more disorderly conduct charges in schools". Virginia Mercury. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  9. ^ "UVA Law Alums Help End Driver's License Suspensions". UVA Today. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  10. ^ "Amy Woolard". vqronline.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-16.
  11. ^ "Amy Woolard". The Rumpus.net. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  12. ^ Woolard, Amy. "Stories by amy-woolard on Guernica". Guernica. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  13. ^ "Amy Woolard". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  14. ^ Woolard, Amy. ""Spoiler"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  15. ^ "Amy Woolard". The Paris Review. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  16. ^ "'Neck of the Woods' Marks Poet Amy Woolard's Debut | Arts | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  17. ^ "Poetry for the Rest of Us: 2020 Roundup - Ms. Magazine". msmagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  18. ^ "Gospel That Kicks Up the Dust: Neck of the Woods by Amy Woolard". The Rumpus.net. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  19. ^ Price, Mara Davis (2020-07-29). "'Neck of the Woods' Examines Grief, Social Change, the Power of Shared Experience". Southern Review of Books. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  20. ^ "Amy Woolard | Neck of the Woods | reviewed by Ian Pople". The Manchester Review. 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  21. ^ "Neck of the Woods". www.publishersweekly.com. April 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
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