Emily Kendal Frey (born January 20, 1976, in
McLean, Virginia
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) is an
American poet
The poets listed below were either born in the United States or else published much of their poetry while living in that country.
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*George Quasha (born 1942 in poetry, 1942)
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Frey is the author of the full-length poetry collections ''The Grief Performance'' (
Cleveland State University Poetry Center
The Cleveland State University Poetry Center is a literary small press and poetry outreach organization in Cleveland, Ohio, operated under the auspices of the English Department at Cleveland State University. It publishes original works of poetry b ...
, 2011), ''Sorrow Arrow'' (Octopus Books, 2014), and ''LOVABILITY'' (Fonograf Editions, 2021); the chapbooks ''Frances'' (Poor Claudia, 2010), ''The New Planet'' (Mindmade Books, 2010), and ''Airport'' (Blue Hour, 2009); as well as three chapbook collaborations. Frey’s ''The Grief Performance'' was selected for the Cleveland State Poetry Center’s 2010 First Book Prize by
Rae Armantrout. She also won the
Poetry Society of America
The Poetry Society of America is a literary organization founded in 1910 by poets, editors, and artists. It is the oldest poetry organization in the United States. Past members of the society have included such renowned poets as Witter Bynner, Ro ...
's 2012
Norma Farber First Book Award The Norma Farber First Book Award is given by the Poetry Society of America "for a first book of original poetry written by an American and published in either a hard or soft cover in a standard edition during the calendar year". Poetry Society of A ...
.
Frey’s poetry also appears in journals such as ''
Octopus
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'' and ''
The Oregonian
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''.
Frey received a B.A. from The
Colorado College
Colorado College is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell in his daughter's memory. The college enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduates at its campus. The college offer ...
in
Colorado Springs
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,
Colorado
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, and an M.F.A. from
Emerson College
Emerson College is a private college with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts. It also maintains campuses in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California and Well, Limburg, Netherlands ( Kasteel Well). Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a ...
in
Boston
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,
. She lives in
Portland, Oregon
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.
References
External links
Frey interviewed by BookslutFrey named winner of the NORMA FARBER FIRST BOOK AWARD in 2012Frey interviewed by OmniverseFrey's poems on BOMBLOGFrey's poems in Inknode
1976 births
Living people
Poets from Oregon
Writers from Portland, Oregon
Colorado College alumni
Emerson College alumni
American women poets
Chapbook writers
21st-century American poets
21st-century American women writers
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