Kristy Bowen Mailing Address: 6230 N. Kenmore #305 Chicago, IL 60660 County: Cook E-mail address: wickedpen74@lycos.com Phone: 773-381-9736 Genre: Poetry

Periodical Publications:

• Stirring, Verse Libre Quarterly, Branches Quarterly, Pierian Springs, Moonwort Review, Tryst, Blue Fifth Review, Rose and Thorn, Moon Journal, After Hours, Small Town, Poetry Midwest, Artemis Journal, Melange, Tapestry, Electrica, Sand to Glass, Chicagopoetry.com, Half Drunk Muse, Lingerings, 3rd Muse Poetry Journal, L'Intrigue, Meleara, Ascent, Mentress Moon, Cafe Society, Lily, Reading Divas, Pedestal Magazine, Small Spiral Notebook, Poems Niederngasse,
  The Divine Animal, Erosha, Saucyvox.com, Blue Fifth Review, Slow Trains, Prairie Poetry, Lightning Bell Poetry Journal, Sand to Glass, and Columbia Poetry Review.
• "About Uselessness," Melange, March 2002; "Stealing," Chicago Poetry.com, April 2002;
• "Desire," Eclectica, April/May 2002;
• "Ariadne," Half Drunk Muse, April 2002;
• "Volition," Prairie Poetry, April, 2002;
• "The Archaelogist's Daughter," Sand to Glass, April 2002;
• "Idleness," Tapestry, April 2002;
• "Missing," Blue Fifth Review, March 2002;
• "Following," Lingerings, March 2002;
• "Like Fire," Voices, March 2002;
• "Cherry," 3rd Muse Poetry Journal, February 2002;
• "On the Way to California (1849)," Stirring, February 2002;
• "Imperfection," Moon Journal, January 2002;
• "Columbus," Poetry Magazine, January 2002;
• "Adultery," L'Intrigue, January 2002;
• "Maenads," Ascent, December 2001;
• "Vestal," Megaera, December 2001;
• "Autumn," Chicago Poetry.com. November, 2001;
• "Atlantis" and "Undertow," Cafe Society, November 2001;
• "Guinevere," Mentress Moon, November 2001;
• "Ophelia," Starry Night Review, November, 2001;
• "Degrees," Lingerings, November 2001;
• "Harvest," Prairie Poetry, November 2001;
• "Disorder," Stirring, October 2001; "Absence," Eclectica, October 2001;
• "Verona," Lunatic Moon, October 2001;
• "Solstice," Half Drunk Muse, September 2001;
• "Divination," Prairie Poetry, July 2001;
• "At Pompeii," Moon Journal, June 2001;
• "Plentitude" and "Museum," Poetry Midwest, June 2001;
• "Geneology," Monn Journal, June 2000;
• "Salem," Moon Journal, January 2000;
• "Sin," Moon Journal, June 1999.

Book Publications:

• Chapbook: Bloody Mary, Dancing Girl Press, 2004.
• Chapbook: The Archaeologist's Daughter, Moon Journal Press, 2004.
• Anthology- In Our Own Words: A Generation Defines Itself, MWP Press, 2002

Forthcoming Publications:

• Moon Journal, Miller's Pond, Artemis, Verse Libre, and Blue Fifth Review
• Chapbook: The Archaeologist's Daughter, Moon Journal Press, Spring 2004

Awards, Fellowships, Grants and Honors:

• Honorable Mention, ChicagoPoetry.com's Frieda Stein Fenster Award, 2004.
• Finalist, Gival Press Poetry Prize for full-length manuscript, Almanac, 2004.
• Honorable Mention, Edda Chapbook Competition, 2003.
• Illinois Arts Council Literary Award Nomination for "Hydrangeas," Moon Journal, 2003.
• Pushcart Nomination for "After the Flood," Stirring, 2003.
• Pushcart Nomination, 2003, for "Cape Fear," Erosha, 2003.
• 3rd Place, Poetry Center of Chicago's 8th Annual Juried Reading, 2002.
• Honorable Mention, Womanspace/Korone Prize, 2001.
• College Poetry Prize, Academy of American Poets, Rockford College, 1997.
  

Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:

• 10th Annual Juried Reading, Poetry Center of Chicago, Harold Washington Library, April, 2004.
• Chicago Poetry Unleashed, The Guild Complex, April, 2004.
• Valentines Day Sex Show, ACME Artworks, February, 2004.
• Featured Reader, Myopic Books Poetry Series, July and November, 2003.
• Trauma, Healing, And Self-Expression Reading, WomanMade Gallery, November, 2003.
• Chicago Poetry Festival, Truman College, August, 2003.
• 1st Place, Poetry Center of Chicago's 10th Annual Juried Reading, 2004.
• Poetry Center of Chicago's 8th Annual Juried Reading--3rd Place, April 2002.
• Womanspace/Korone Poetry Competition--Honorable Mention, August 2001.
• College Poetry Prize (Academy of American Poets), Rockford College, 1997.
• Sesquicentennial Prize--2nd Place for Poem in Honor of Rockford College's 150th Anniversary, Rockford College, 1997.

Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:

• Cook County Fair, Garfield Park Conservatory, September, 2002.
• Poetry Center Juried Reading, Chicago Public Library, April, 2002.
• Poetry Center's 8th Annual Juried Reading. April 21, 2002 at the Evanston Public Library and April 24, 2002 at the Chicago Public Library.

Present Employment:

• Columbia College Library

Preferred Audience:

• All

Willing to travel:

• In state only