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Mary Koncel

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Mary Koncel is an American poet[1] who has published three books of poetry. She is known for writing prose poetry.

Biography

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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

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  • 1996 - Poetry Grant, Massachusetts Cultural Council[4]
  • Finalist, the Norma Farber First Book Award

Bibliography

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Books

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  • Closer to the Day (1999) - Quale Press
  • You Can Tell The Horse Anything[7]
  • The Last Blonde - Hedgerow Books (2017)[8]

Anthologies

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Worth Noting". Berkshire Eagle. December 11, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
  2. ^ Parnass, Larry (August 25, 2004). "Poet Mary Koncel whispers about horses". Daily Hampshire Gazette. p. 17. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  3. ^ Mira, Allegra (December 2, 2009). "Mary Koncel and Kate Greenstreet". masslive. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Pfarrer, Steve (February 2, 2018). "Art Maker: Mary Koncel, poet". Daily Hampshire Gazette.
  6. ^ Dunau, Bera (November 6, 2021). "Rescued burros find home in hilltown". The Recorder. pp. C1. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  7. ^ Reviews for You can tell the horse anything
  8. ^ Reviews for The Last Blonde