Jordan Stempleman (1977) is an American poet. Born in

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, Stempleman earned a B.A. in fiction from

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(where he won the Academy of American Poets, Lannan Prize for Poetry), and a Master of Fine Arts degree in poetry from the

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(where he was a Leggett-Schupes Fellow). He co-edits (with poet Nicholas Manning
The Continental Review
one of the longest running online literary magazines devoted to video poetics, and curate
A Common Sense Reading Series
He is the author of eight collections of poetry includin

which was published in 2015 b
Magic Helicopter Press
In 2013, ''

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'' named him one of the "top 200 advocates for American poetry." He lives in Kansas City, Missouri and teaches at the Kansas City Art Institute.

Bibliography

''Wallop'' (Magic Helicopter Press, 2015)''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

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