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Kristin Abraham

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gender

female

place of birth

Flint, Michigan, United States

genre

Poetry, Nonfiction

about this author

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Kristin Abraham is the author of two chapbooks, Orange Reminds You of Listening(Elixir Press, 2006) and Little Red Riding Hood Missed the Bus (Subito Press, forthcoming www.subitopress.org); her poem “Little Red Riding Hood Missed the Bus” appears in Best New Poets 2005.

Her poetry, lyric essays, and critical essays have appeared or will appear in such places as LIT,The Journal, The Tiny, Caketrain, Delmar, Spout, Valparaiso Poetry Review, Cafe Review, and Rattle.

She teaches English at Ashford University in Iowa.

books by Kristin Abraham

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avg rating: 4.83 | 24 ratings | 2 distinct works

	Orange Reminds You of Listening (Paperback) by Kristin Abraham (goodreads author!) avg rating 4.77 — 13 ratings — published 2006	my rating:
	Little Red Riding Hood Missed the Bus (Poetry Chapbook) by Kristin Abraham (goodreads author!) avg rating 4.91 — 11 ratings — published 2008	my rating:

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	07/19 Kristin is currently reading: The Stone Gods (Hardcover) by Jeanette Winterson bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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July 23
	Kristin marked as to-read: My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead: Great Love Stories from Chekhov to Munro (Hardcover) by Jeffrey Eugenides bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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July 22
	Kristin gave to: Work, for the Night Is Coming (Paperback) by Jared Carter	my rating:
	read in July, 2008 Kristin said: "I love books that are put together (ordered) well, and this one is just that. The poems seem to join hands from page to page. It also has wonderful, quiet lyric moments mixed with subtle narrative--and Carter has a knack for ending a poem in the pe...more " add a comment
	Kristin gave to: Leaf Storm: and Other Stories (Perennial Classics) by Gabriel García Márquez	my rating:
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July 20
	Kristin gave to: Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale (Paperback) by Catherine Orenstein	my rating:
	Kristin said: "The author compiles a lot into an interesting, quick read. No revolutionary theories or ideas here, but she does justice to Little Red's legacy for sure. " add a comment
	Kristin gave to: PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives (Hardcover) by Frank Warren	my rating:
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July 19
	Kristin gave to: The Fountainhead (Paperback) by Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff	my rating:
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	Kristin marked as to-read: My Mojave (Paperback) by Donald Revell bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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	Kristin gave to: The Secret Life of Bees (Hardcover) by Sue Monk Kidd	my rating:
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	Kristin marked as to-read: Alice Invents a Little Game and Alice Always Wins: A Play (Paperback) by Nick Flynn bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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July 02
	Kristin gave to: The Body: An Essay (Paperback) by Jenny Boully	my rating:
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Kristin's favorite quotes

"Like a child, the earth's going to sleep,
or so the story goes.

But I'm not tired, it says.
And the mother says, You may not be tired but I'm tired--

"
— Louise Gluck

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