Jordan Stempleman (1977) is an American poet. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Stempleman earned a B.A. in fiction from Columbia College Chicago (where he won the Academy of American Poets, Lannan Prize for Poetry), and a Master of Fine Arts degree in poetry from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop (where he was a Leggett-Schupes Fellow).[1] He co-edits (with poet Nicholas Manning) The Continental Review, one of the longest running online literary magazines devoted to video poetics, and curates A Common Sense Reading Series. He is the author of eight collections of poetry including Wallop[2] which was published in 2015 by Magic Helicopter Press. In 2013, The Huffington Post named him one of the "top 200 advocates for American poetry."[3] He lives in Kansas City, Missouri and teaches at the Kansas City Art Institute.

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Bibliography edit

  • Wallop (Magic Helicopter Press, 2015)
  • No, Not Today (Magic Helicopter Press, 2011)
  • Doubled Over (BlazeVOX Books, 2009)
  • String Parade (BlazeVOX books, 2008)
  • The Travels (Otoliths, 2008)
  • Facings (Otoliths, 2007)
  • What's The Matter (Otoliths, 2007)
  • Their Fields (Moria, 2005)

References edit

  1. ^ "Jordan Stempleman's A Common Sense Reading Series returns this Saturday". The Pitch. March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Stempleman, Jordan (2015). Wallop. Magic Helicopter Press. ISBN 9780984140688. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  3. ^ Abramson, Seth (August 8, 2013). "The Top 200 Advocates for American Poetry (2013)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved March 7, 2018.