Just a quick update to say that today, Sibling Rivalry Press nominated me for a 2013 Pushcart Prize! This has been a far-off aspiration of mine for so long, and I’m incredibly honored and grateful. The nominated poem, High School Electives, can be read here and also in my book.
Pushcart Prize nomination!
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Joanna Hoffman is a poet and teaching artist living in Brooklyn, New York. She has been on five National Poetry Slam teams. In 2011, she represented Urbana at the 2011 Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWPS), National Poetry Slam, and Individual World Poetry Slam, placing in the top 10 at all three. In 2012, she was the Urbana Grand Slam champion, 4th place finalist at the 2012 Women of the World Poetry Slam, and the 2012 champion of Capturing Fire, the international queer poetry competition. Her work has appeared in decomP, PANK, Union Station Magazine, The Legendary, Spindle, Sinister Wisdom and in the anthologies Women’s Work and Milk and Honey: A Celebration of Jewish Lesbian Poetry. Her full-length book of poetry, Running for Trap Doors, was recently released by Sibling Rivalry Press. She has been nominated for a Pushcart and a Lambda Literary Award. When not performing poems, Joanna works at a nonprofit, bikes around Brooklyn and tries to convince her cat to wear bow ties. View all posts by Joanna Hoffman
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Hey Joanna – Thanks for a wonderful reading last night! I really enjoyed your poetry. Would love for you to check out my blog: http://www.whenthesunwakes.wordpress.com Enjoy! And hope to hear you read again soon.