Erica Charis-Molling

Poet

East Boston, MA
Massachusetts US
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Author's Bio

Erica Charis-Molling is a lesbian poet, educator, and librarian. Her writing has been published in literary journals including Tinderbox, Redivider, Presence, Crosswinds, Glass, Anchor, Vinyl, Entropy, Apricity, and Mezzo Cammin. Her poems have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Orison anthology. A Mass Cultural Council Fellow, she's an alum of the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and received her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Antioch University. She currently lives in Boston with her wife and works as Education Director for Mass Poetry and Managing Editor of the Los Angeles Review.

Publications & Prizes

Journals: ,
Crab Fat Magazine
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Entropy
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Gay and Lesbian Review
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Mezzo Cammin
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Redivider
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Tinderbox Poetry Journal
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Prizes won: 

Mass Cultural Council Fellow, Pushcart and Orison anthology nominee, 2019 Brett Elizabeth Jenkins Poetry Prize Finalist, 2019 Beacon Street Prize Finalist, and 2019 Poetry Contest Honorable Mention at Crosswinds Poetry Journal.

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
European American, LGBTQ
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
New London, CT
Connecticut
Raised in: 
Ledyard, CT
Connecticut
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Last update: Jun 01, 2020