Andrea Spofford
Andrea Spofford (1986–present) is an American poet, essayist, and professor. Her most recent chapbook is Qikiqtagruk: Almost An Island (Red Bird Chapbooks, 2014).[1] Her poems and essays have appeared in Vela Magazine,[2] The Citron Review,[3] Blood Orange Review,[4] Red Paint Hill Poetry Journal,[5] Sugar House Review,[6] Composite Arts Review, The Coachella Review, The Oklahoma Review,[7] and elsewhere. She is the poetry editor for Zone 3 Magazine.[8]
Spofford grew up in Newcastle, California and Fort Collins, Colorado.[9] She received a B.A. in English from Colorado State University (2006),[10] an M.F.A. from the California Institute of the Arts (2009), and a Ph.D. from the University of Southern Mississippi (2013).[11] In 2013, she participated in the Noatak National Preserve residency, making her first trek to Alaska.[12] She is currently an Assistant Professor of Poetry at Austin Peay State University.[13]
Bibliography
Poetry collections
- Everything Combustible (Dancing Girl Press, 2013)[14]
- Qikiqtagruk: Almost An Island (Red Bird Chapbooks, 2014)
References
- Spofford, Andrea. "Qikiqtagruk: Almost An Island". Red Bird Chapbooks.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- Spofford, Andrea. "Walk it Down". velamag.com. Vela Magazine. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- Spofford, Andrea (July 2013). "The Pine Effect". citronreview.com. The Citron Review. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- Spofford, Andrea. "Elephants". bloodorangereview.com. Blood Orange Review. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- Spofford, Andrea. "The Young Journals". redpainthill.com. Red Paint Hill Publishing. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- Spofford, Andrea. "Estes Park, Colorado". sugarhousereview.com. Sugar House Review. Archived from the original on 22 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- Spofford, Andrea. "Fish" (PDF). cameron.edu. Cameron University. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- "Poetry Editor". apsu.edu. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- "Andrea Spofford Interview". aldoandleonardo.blogspot.com. Aldo & Leonardo. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- Wagner, Jon. "From the Trenches" (PDF). calarts.edu. California Institute of the Arts. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- "Alumni Portal". calartswriting.com. California Institute of the Arts. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- "Andrea Spofford Interview". aldoandleonardo.blogspot.com. Aldo & Leonardo. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- "Guest Writers". velamag.com. Vela Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- Spofford, Andrea. "Everything Combustible". dulcetshop.ecrater.com. Dancing Girl Press & Studio. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2014.