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Laurel Ann Bogen is the author of ten books of
poetry and short fiction including Fission; The Last Girl in the Land of
the Butterflies; The Burning; Do Iguanas Dance, Under the Moonlight? and
Rag Tag We Kiss. In 2003, Red Hen Press will publish her new collection of
poetry, Washing a Language. From 1996 until 2002 she was literary curator
at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where she coordinated the Writers
in Focus poetry series, and is currently co-director of the Los Angeles
Poetry Festival. She was an instructor of poetry and performance for the
UCLA Extension Writers’ Program from 1990 - 2000 and has taught poetry and
literature at Whittier College and Cal State Long Beach. Well known for
her lively readings, Bogen was selected “Best Female Poet/Performer” by
the L.A. Weekly in their Best of L.A. issue and is a founding member of
the acclaimed poetry performance troupe, Nearly Fatal Women, which has
performed in venues as diverse as Cornell University, The Knitting Factory
(NYC), Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center, The DA Center for the Arts,
The Cast Theater and LACE. The recipient of the Curtis Zahn Poetry Prize
from the Pacificus Foundtion and two awards from the Academy of American
Poets, her work has appeared in over 100 literary magazines and
anthologies including The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry, Stand-Up
Poetry: The Anthology, The Maverick Poets, Poetry Loves Poetry, Grand
Passion, Rattapallax, Pearl, Solo, Bakunin, Yellow Silk, Mississippi Mud,
Jacaranda Review, Los Angeles Times and Chiron Review. |
John Casey is a relative newcomer to the Southern
California poetry scene, |