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Jennifer Reeser was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana on October 30, 1968. She is the author of two collections, An Alabaster Flask (2003) and Winterproof (2005), both published by Word Press. Her poems, articles, and translations of French and Russian literature appear in such journals as Poetry, Botteghe Oscure, The National Review, Salt, Louisiana Literature and The Formalist. Her work is re-printed in numerous anthologies in print and online, including Longman, Phoenix Rising: The Next Generation of American Formal Poets (edited by Sonny Williams, consulting editor Dana Gioia), and The Alsop Review, which also produces her CD as part of its Spoken Word series. Her work has received The New England Prize, the Lyric Memorial Prize, a nomination for the Pushcart, and awards from the The World Order of Narrative and Formalist Poets. In 2006, she was a member of the West Chester University Poetry Conference critical seminar on Russian/English translation. She lives amid the bayous of southern Louisiana. |
