Joshua Marie Wilkinson (born December 2, 1977) is an American

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, editor, publisher, and filmmaker.

Life

He was born on December 2, 1977, and raised in Haller Lake neighborhood,

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. His given name is Joshua Wilson; his grandmother's name was Marie Wilkinson, after whom he writes and publishes. He earned degrees in Poetry (M.F.A.,

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), Film (M.A.,

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), and English (PhD,

University of Denver The University of Denver (DU) is a private research university in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1864, it is the oldest independent private university in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Univ ...

). He has also edited five anthologies and directed a tour documentary of the band

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with Solan Jensen released in 2011 by IndiePix. His work appeared at ''PEN Poetry Series,

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, the

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, ''

Boston Review ''Boston Review'' is an American quarterly political and literary magazine. It publishes political, social, and historical analysis, literary and cultural criticism, book reviews, fiction, and poetry, both online and in print. Its signature form ...

'', and Bomb.'' His writing has also been featured in many anthologies including both ''Postmodern American Poetry'' edited by Paul Hoover and ''Language Lessons: Vol. 1'' from

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, which was featured in ''

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'', '' Spin'', ''

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'', and elsewhere. He currently teaches creative writing at

and is a founding editor of the online literary journal of poetry and poetic
The Volta
and a founding editor of the small pres
Letter Machine Editions
which has been honored by the

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Foundation. He is married to the writer Lisa Wells.

Selected works

Books

*''The Courier's Archive & Hymnal'', Sidebrow Books, 2013, *''Swamp Isthmus'', Black Ocean, 2013, *''Selenography'', with Polaroids by Tim Rutili, Sidebrow Books, 2010, *''The Book of Whispering in the Projection Booth'', Tupelo Press, 2009, *''Figures for a Darkroom Voice'', (with

Noah Eli Gordon Noah Eli Gordon (1975 – July 10, 2022) was an American poet, editor, and publisher. Overview Gordon was the co-publisher of Letter Machine Editions, an editor for ''The Volta'', and an assistant professor in the MFA program in creative writing a ...

)

Tarpaulin Sky Press Tarpaulin Sky Press is a small press publisher of hybrid texts as well as poetry and prose. Founded by Christian Peet in 2006 and based in Grafton, Vermont, the company produces full-length books, chapbooks, trade paperbacks, hand-bound books, a ...

, 2007, *''Lug Your Careless Body Out of the Careful Dusk: A Poem in Fragments'', University of Iowa Press, 2006, *''Suspension of a Secret in Abandoned Rooms'', Pinball Publishing, 2005,

Anthologies

*
Anne Carson: Ecstatic Lyre
', University of Michigan Press, 2015, *''The Volta Book of Poets'', Sidebrow Books, 2015, *''The Force of What's Possible: Writers on Accessibility & the Avant-Garde'', with Lily Hoang, Nightboat Books, 2015, *''Poets on Teaching: A Sourcebook'', University of Iowa Press, 2010, *''12x12: Conversations in 21st-Century Poetry and Poetics'', with Christina Mengert, University of Iowa Press, 2009,

Chapbooks

*''A Little Slash at the Meadow'', Above/Ground Press, 2013 *''In the Trade of Alive Letters Mis-sent'', Brave Men Press, 2011 *''I go by Edgar Huntly now'', DoubleCross Press, 2009 *''Until the Lantern's Shaky Song: poems for my friends'', Cinematheque Press, 2009 *''Cold Faction'', Further Adventures Press, 2009 *''The Book of Flashlights, Clover, & Milk'' (Pilot Books, 2008) *''The Book of Truants & Projectorlight'' (Octopus Books, 2006) *''A Ghost as King of the Rabbits'' (New Michigan Press, 2005)

Films

*''Made a Machine by Describing the Landscape: a film about

'', co-directed by Solan Jensen (IndiePix Films, 2011)

References

External links

BOMB Magazine Interview: Part I (by Peter Moysaenko)BOMB Magazine Interview: Part II (by Peter Moysaenko)
*http://eyelashfire.blogspot.com/ *http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/19090
rabbit light movies
online journal of poemfilms; the journal was created by Joshua Marie Wilkinson

a poem in Octopus Magazine #11

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