Brendan Constantine

Poet

Los Angeles, CA
California US
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Author's Bio

Brendan Constantine is a poet based in Los Angeles. His work has appeared in many of the nation’s standards, including Poetry, The Nation, Best American Poetry, Tin House, Ploughshares, Prairie Schooner, and Poem-a-Day. His most recent collections are ‘Dementia, My Darling’ (2016) from Red Hen Press and ‘Bouncy Bounce’ (2018) a chapbook from Blue Horse Press. New work can be found or is forthcoming in the Spoon River Poetry Review, Best American Poetry 2024, Radar Poetry, and Does It Have Pockets. He has received support and commissions from the Getty Museum, James Irvine Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. A popular performer, Brendan has presented his work to audiences throughout the U.S. and Europe, also appearing on NPR's All Things Considered, TED ED, numerous podcasts, and YouTube.  Brendan currently teaches at the Windward School and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Since 2017, has been developing poetry workshops for people with Aphasia and traumatic brain injuries.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Last Call 2.0: Poems on Alcoholism, Addiction and Deliverance (Sarabande Books, 2023)
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Beyond Earth's Edge: The Poetry of Spaceflight (University of Arizona Press, 2020)
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Bodies Built For Game (University of Nebraska Press, 2019)
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Best American Poetry (Simon & Schuster, 2018)
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Wide Awake: Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond (Beyond Baroque, 2017)
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Villanelles (Alfred A. Knopf, 2012)
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Don't Blame The Ugly Mug (Tebot Bach, 2011)
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Bright Wings: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds (Columbia University Press, 2009)
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Beyond The Valley of The Contemporary Poets (Valley Contemporary Press, 2008)
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Living Dolls (Ink Pen Mutations, 2008)
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The Last American Valentine (Write Bloody Publishing, 2008)
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Carving In Bone (Moon Tide Press, 2007)
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Blue Arc West (Tebot Bach, 2006)
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The Underground Guide To Los Angeles (Manic D Press, 1999)
Books:
Dementia, My Darling (Red Hen Press, 2016)
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Calamity Joe (Red Hen Press, 2012)
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Birthday Girl with Possum (Write Bloody Publishing, 2011)
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Letters To Guns (Red Hen Press, 2009)
Chapbooks:
One Matador (Inevitable Press, 2000)
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Dante's Casino (Cassowary Press, 1999)
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Return To INKNOWEXACTLYWHATYOUMEANSVILLE (Inevitable Press, 1998)
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Antenna (Past Modern Press, 1997)
Journals: ,
Abalone Moon
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Abyss & Apex
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American Journal of Poetry
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Art/Life Limited Editions
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Askew
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Askew Poetry
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Bending Genres
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Blue Satellite
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Bombay Gin
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Boxcar Poetry Review
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Catamaran
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Chaparral
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Cider Press Review
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Ducts Magazine
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Edgar Allan Poet
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Field
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Fogged Clarity
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Ghost Town
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Hotel Amerika
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In Focus
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Luvina
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Mudfish
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Pank
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Pilgrimage
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Poetry Daily
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Poetry Magazine
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Pratik
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Red Eft Review
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Redheaded Stepchild
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Redivider
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Runes: A Review of Poetry
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Speechless the Magazine
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Spoon River Poetry Review
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Spot Lit(erary) Mag(azine)
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Talking River Review
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The Coachella Review
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The Nation
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Tin House
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Verse Wisconsin
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What Rough Beast
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More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American, Greek, Irish
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Born in: 
Los Angeles, CA
California
Raised in: 
Los Angeles, CA
California
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Last update: May 15, 2024