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James Belflower

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About this author

James Belflower is the author of Commuter (Instance Press) which was recently voted the 2009 “Best Book Length Long Poem/Sequence by ColdFront magazine; Bird Leaves the Cornice, winner of the 2011 Spring Gun Press Chapbook Prize and And Also a Fountain, (NeOpepper Press) a collaborative echap with Anne Heide and J. Michael Martinez. He won the 2007 Juked Magazine poetry prize and his work appears, or is forthcoming in: New American Writing, EOAGH, Apostrophe Cast, First Intensity, Reconfigurations, Konundrum Engine, O&S, and Packingtown Review among others. He curates PotLatchpoetry.org, a website dedicated to the gifting and exchange of poetry resources. He received a BA in music composition from Arizona State University before attend...more


Average rating: 4.44 · 16 ratings · 8 reviews · 4 distinct works · Similar authors
Commuter
4.62 of 5 stars 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009
Bird Leaves the Cornice
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011
And Also a Fountain
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3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009
The Posture of Contour: A P...
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013

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date: February 03, 2011 07:30AM
location: The Fridge, Rear Alley 516 8th St SE, Washington, DC, The United States
description: Please join us Thursday, February 3rd for an AWP off-site reading at The Fridge. The reading will feature:

Charles Alexander (Chax Press)
Amy Allara (Highway 101 Press)
Andrea Bates (Toadlily Press)
James Belfower (Instance Press)
Joe Elliot (Lunar Chandelier)
Jennifer Karmin (Flim Forum)
Laura Moriarty (Nightboat Books)
Hoa Nguyen (Fact.Simile Editions)
Elizabeth Robinson (Apogee Press)
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248 Small and independent press books — 322 members — last activity Apr 14, 2013 03:57am
A group to discuss and recommend books published by the independent presses. Fiction and poetry only.
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14527 Scantily Clad Press — 195 members — last activity Nov 14, 2012 03:16am
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