Amy Dryansky
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Amy Dryansky is an American
poet. She is author of How I Got Lost So Close to Home (Alice James Books
, 1999), and has had her poems published in literary journals and magazines including Orion Magazine, DoubleTake Magazine, The New England Review, The Massachusetts Review, Nerve, and in anthologies including Sweeping Beauty: Contemporary Women Poets Do Housework (University of Iowa Press
, 2005). Her honors include fellowships to the MacDowell Colony
, Vermont Studio Center, Villa Montalvo, the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, and a fellowship from the Five College Women's Studies Research Center at Mt. Holyoke College.
Dryansky grew up in Syracuse, New York, received her B.A. from Syracuse University
and her M.F.A. from Vermont College. She lives in Conway, Massachusetts
with her husband and two children. She teaches writing workshops in the community, and is a consultant and grant writer for arts organizations.
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poet. She is author of How I Got Lost So Close to Home (Alice James Books
Alice James Books
Alice James Books is an American non-profit poetry press located in Farmington, Maine and affiliated with the University of Maine at Farmington.- History and mission :...
, 1999), and has had her poems published in literary journals and magazines including Orion Magazine, DoubleTake Magazine, The New England Review, The Massachusetts Review, Nerve, and in anthologies including Sweeping Beauty: Contemporary Women Poets Do Housework (University of Iowa Press
University of Iowa Press
The University of Iowa Press is a university press that is part of the University of Iowa.Established in 1969, the University of Iowa Press publishes books that fill the needs of scholars and students throughout the world, poetry and short fiction, and works of creative nonfiction...
, 2005). Her honors include fellowships to the MacDowell Colony
MacDowell Colony
The MacDowell Colony is an art colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, U.S.A., founded in 1907 by Marian MacDowell, pianist and wife of composer Edward MacDowell. She established the institution and its endowment chiefly with donated funds...
, Vermont Studio Center, Villa Montalvo, the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, and a fellowship from the Five College Women's Studies Research Center at Mt. Holyoke College.
Dryansky grew up in Syracuse, New York, received her B.A. from Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
and her M.F.A. from Vermont College. She lives in Conway, Massachusetts
Conway, Massachusetts
Conway is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,809 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
with her husband and two children. She teaches writing workshops in the community, and is a consultant and grant writer for arts organizations.
External links
- Alice James Books > Author Page > Amy Dryansky
- Poem: Orion Magazine > March/April 2008 Issue > Because We’ve Landed on the Moon but Nobody Wants to Live There by Amy Dryansky
- Poems: Alice James Books > Author Page > Amy Dryansky > Two Poems
- Review: Kingdom Books Blogspot > June 23, 2007 > Real, Realer, Realest: Amy Dryansky: How I Got Lost So Close to Home > Reviewed by Beth Kanell