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Carey Salerno

Carey Salerno is an American poet and publisher.

Biography

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She was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, grew up near Lake Michigan, and earned her B.A. from Western Michigan University, and her MFA in creative writing from New England College.

Her most recent book, Tributary, (Persea Books, 2021)[1] was reviewed by Poets & Writers,[2] and Los Angeles Review of Books.[3] In their review, Publishers Weekly praised Salerno for delivering “a bold, memorable, and capacious collection.”[4] Salerno was also interviewed by Poets & Writers about her writing of the book.[5] Her first book, Shelter, (Alice James Books, 2008),[6] was the winner of a 2007 Kinereth Gensler Award.[7] Library Journal, in reviewing Shelter, wrote that “This first collection takes courage to read, but you can bet it took more courage to write, and we should be glad Salerno did it.”[8] She has had her poems published in literary journals and magazines including American Poetry Review, New England Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, Rattle (magazine), and From the Fishouse.[9]

Salerno is also the executive director of Alice James Books.[10] She has been featured or interviewed as executive director by HuffPost,[11] Poets & Writers,[12] The New York Times, and by the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, when she accepted the 2021 Golden Colophon Award on behalf of Alice James Books.[13][14] Lit from Inside: 40 Years of Poetry from Alice James Books, the poetry anthology which she and Anne Marie Macari co-edited, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.[15]

She lives with her husband in New Jersey.[16][17]

Published works

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References

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  1. ^ Persea Books Tributary by Carey Salerno
  2. ^ Poets & Writers GalleyCrush: Tributary by Carey Salerno 1.22.21
  3. ^ Los Angeles Review of Books > Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry: Pandemic Edition, Part II By Lisa Russ Spaar October 12, 2021
  4. ^ Publishers Weekly > Starred Review > Tributary by Carey Salerno > March 19, 2021
  5. ^ Poets & Writers | Ten Questions for Carey Salerno | by Staff | 04/20/21
  6. ^ Library of Congress Online Catalog > Carey Salerno
  7. ^ Alice James Books > Past Winners Archived 2010-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Library Journal > Arts & Humanities > January 15, 2009 > Review by Barbara Hoffert of Shelter by Carey Salerno
  9. ^ Connotation Press > Issue IV, Volume II > January 2010 > Carey Salerno: Poetry
  10. ^ "Alice James Books > About > Current Board Members". Archived from the original on 2010-04-05. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  11. ^ HuffPost | Why the Definition of ‘Good Writing’ Needs a Transformation | Interview by Janice Sands | April 29, 2015
  12. ^ Poets & Writers | Feature | Carey Salerno of Alice James Books Recommends | 06/11/20
  13. ^ CLMP | News | Award Spotlight: Alice James Books | Interview with Carey Salerno | October 6, 2021
  14. ^ The New York Times | Arts Beat | Poetry Profiles: Alice James Books by Dana Jennings | March 26, 2014
  15. ^ Publishers Weekly | Starred Review | 40 Years of Poetry from Alice James Books edited by Anne Marie Macari and Carey Salerno | 11/26/2012
  16. ^ Alice James Books > Titles > Shelter by Carey Salerno
  17. ^ Carey Salerno’s Website > About Carey
  18. ^ Persea Books Tributary by Carey Salerno
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