Mary Koncel
Mary Koncel is an American poet[1] who has published three books of poetry. She is known for writing prose poetry.
Biography[edit]
Koncel was born and raised in Chicago and holds a BFA in Poetry from Columbia College Chicago and MFA in English from MFA Program for Poets & Writers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She lives in Worthington, Massachusetts. Koncel teaches writing at Smith College,[2] and is a writing consultant to Boston's Department of Public Health in the AIDS Bureau.[3] Koncel is known for prose poetry that is a combination of humor and visual images.[4]
Koncel is also involved with the American Wild Horse Campaign,[5] a group that finds homes for horses and burros on public lands in the United States.[6]
Grants and awards[edit]
- 1996 - Poetry Grant, Massachusetts Cultural Council[4]
- Finalist, the Norma Farber First Book Award
Bibliography[edit]
Books[edit]
- Closer to the Day (1999) - Quale Press
- You Can Tell The Horse Anything[7]
- The Last Blonde - Hedgerow Books (2017)[8]
Anthologies[edit]
- The Party Train: A Collection of North American Prose Poetry
- No Boundaries: Prose Poems by 24 American Poets (edited by Ray Gonzalez)
- The Best of the Prose Poem: An International Journal
- Real Things: An Anthology of Popular Culture in American Poetry
- Ladies, Start Your Engines: Women Writing on Cars and on the Road
Journal publications[edit]
- The Massachusetts Review
- The Journal
- The Illinois Review
- key satch(el)
- Denver Quarterly
- The Prose Poem: An International Journal
References[edit]
- ^ "Worth Noting". Berkshire Eagle. December 11, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ^ Parnass, Larry (August 25, 2004). "Poet Mary Koncel whispers about horses". Daily Hampshire Gazette. p. 17. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ Mira, Allegra (December 2, 2009). "Mary Koncel and Kate Greenstreet". masslive. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ a b Watson, Bruce (June 25, 1996). "Massachusetts Cultural Council awards grants to 3 area poets". Daily Hampshire Gazette. pp. [1], [2]. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ Pfarrer, Steve (February 2, 2018). "Art Maker: Mary Koncel, poet". Daily Hampshire Gazette.
- ^ Dunau, Bera (November 6, 2021). "Rescued burros find home in hilltown". The Recorder. pp. C1. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ Reviews for You can tell the horse anything
- Bergman, J Peter (April 4, 2004). "Mary Koncel's prose poems make every well-chosen word count". The Berkshire Eagle. p. 34. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- Parnass, Larry (August 25, 2004). "Poet Mary Koncel whispers about horses". Daily Hampshire Gazette. p. 17. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ Reviews for The Last Blonde
- Crapo, Trish (November 23, 2017). "Poet loves to tell stories, create rhythm, music, compression". The Recorder. pp. c2. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- Newman, Lesléa (January 5, 2018). "Book Bag: 'The Last Blonde' and 'Lovely'". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
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