Shanna Compton
Encyclopedia
Shanna Compton is the author of Down Spooky, a collection of poems published by Winnow Press in October 2005, and the editor of GAMERS: Writers, Artists & Programmers on the Pleasures of Pixels, an anthology of essays on the theme of video games, published by Soft Skull Press in 2004. From 2002-2005, she served as the editor of Lit magazine at The New School
in New York
, and has also edited several poetry collections and novels for Brooklyn, NY-based Soft Skull Press.
Compton has also curated multiple poetry reading series in New York City and currently runs a poetry micropress called Half Empty/Half Full. She maintains a frequently updated web site and poetry blog
.
She was thanked for her suggestions by David Lehman
, series editor of The Best American Poetry series in the acknowledgements sections of the 2003
and 2004
editions. A poem of hers was selected to appear in The Best American Poetry 2005
.
The New School
The New School is a university in New York City, located mostly in Greenwich Village. From its founding in 1919 by progressive New York academics, and for most of its history, the university was known as the New School for Social Research. Between 1997 and 2005 it was known as New School University...
in New York
New York
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, and has also edited several poetry collections and novels for Brooklyn, NY-based Soft Skull Press.
Compton has also curated multiple poetry reading series in New York City and currently runs a poetry micropress called Half Empty/Half Full. She maintains a frequently updated web site and poetry blog
Blog
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.
She was thanked for her suggestions by David Lehman
David Lehman
David Lehman is a poet and the series editor for The Best American Poetry series. He teaches at The New School in New York City.-Career:...
, series editor of The Best American Poetry series in the acknowledgements sections of the 2003
The Best American Poetry 2003
The Best American Poetry 2003, a volume in The Best American Poetry series, was edited by David Lehman and by guest editor Yusef Komunyakaa....
and 2004
The Best American Poetry 2004
The Best American Poetry 2004, a volume in The Best American Poetry series, was edited by general editor David Lehman. The guest editor for the year was Lyn Hejinian....
editions. A poem of hers was selected to appear in The Best American Poetry 2005
The Best American Poetry 2005
The Best American Poetry 2005, a volume in The Best American Poetry series, was edited by David Lehman and by guest editor Paul Muldoon....
.