Sarah Gorham
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Sarah Gorham is an American
poet, writer and publisher.
She was born in Santa Monica, California in 1954. She received her MFA from the University of Iowa in 1978 and her BA in 1976 from Antioch College.
She is author of four collections of poetry, most recently, Bad Daughter (Four Way Books
, 2011). Gorham’s poems were published in Best American Poetry 2006 and American Poetry Review.
Gorham is the co-founder of Sarabande Books
, an independent, nonprofit, literary press located in Louisville, Kentucky
.
She lives in Prospect, Kentucky
with her husband, the poet Jeffrey Skinner
.
United States
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poet, writer and publisher.
She was born in Santa Monica, California in 1954. She received her MFA from the University of Iowa in 1978 and her BA in 1976 from Antioch College.
She is author of four collections of poetry, most recently, Bad Daughter (Four Way Books
Four Way Books
Four Way Books is an American not-for-profit literary press located in New York City, New York, which publishes poetry and short fiction by emerging and established writers. It features the work of the winners of national poetry competitions, as well as collections accepted through general...
, 2011). Gorham’s poems were published in Best American Poetry 2006 and American Poetry Review.
Gorham is the co-founder of Sarabande Books
Sarabande Books
Sarabande Books is an American not-for-profit literary press founded in 1994, and located in Louisville, Kentucky, publishing poetry, fiction and nonfiction.The press was co-founded by Sarah Gorham and Jeffrey Skinner...
, an independent, nonprofit, literary press located in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
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She lives in Prospect, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
with her husband, the poet Jeffrey Skinner
Jeffrey Skinner
Jeffrey Skinner is an American poet, writer, playwright, and professor of Creative Writing at the University of Louisville.His most recent collection of poetry is Salt Water Amnesia,...
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Published works
- Bad Daughter (Four Way BooksFour Way BooksFour Way Books is an American not-for-profit literary press located in New York City, New York, which publishes poetry and short fiction by emerging and established writers. It features the work of the winners of national poetry competitions, as well as collections accepted through general...
, 2011) - The Cure (Four Way Books, 2003)
- The Tension Zone (Four Way Books, 1996)
- Don't Go Back to Sleep (Galileo Press, 1989)