Kerri French is an American poet.

Life

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Originally from North Carolina, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1] She graduated from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro's Master of Fine Arts program in 2006.[2] She has taught at Boston University and Mount Ida College.[3] Her latest project, for DIAGRAM magazine, is a series of poems focused on British singer Amy Winehouse.[2]

Her work appears in Agenda, Brooklyn Review, Fugue, Lumina, The Blotter, DIAGRAM, Natural Bridge,[4] and foursquare editions.[5] She has broadcast her poems on Sirius Satellite Radio.[6]

She currently resides in Tennessee.

Awards

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2009 Larry Franklin and Mei Kwong Fellowship (Writers' Room of Boston)[7]

Works

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Anthologies

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  • Mark Strand; Jeb Livingood, eds. (2008). Best New Poets, 2008: 50 Poems from Emerging Writers. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0-9766296-3-4.[8]
  • Anthology, July 19, 2006

References

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  1. ^ "Three UNC poets in 2009 Best New Poets anthology — College of Arts & Sciences". college.unc.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-06-10.
  2. ^ a b "Inspired by Winehouse | BU Today | Boston University". bu.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  3. ^ "Kerri French, Adjunct Professor, Mount Ida College | Spoke". spoke.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  4. ^ "Natural Bridge". Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  5. ^ "foursquare editions". foursquareeditions.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  6. ^ "iCloud". web.me.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  7. ^ "Writers' Room of Boston | Providing secure and affordable workspace in downtown Boston to emerging and established writers". writersroomofboston.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  8. ^ "Books | The University of Virginia Press". upress.virginia.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
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