Harry Palacio

Poet

Mount Kisco, NY
New York US

Author's Bio

Harry Edgar Palacio is a straight male U.S born celebrity: numerous award winning musician, author and artist. He performed with Grammy winners and Grammy nominated artists including Ari Up; lead singer of The Slits 'Godmothers of Punk' former members of The Raincoats and La Gran Mawon, world renowned Afro-Taino fusion band; at Lucy's Garage, Paramount Theater, NYC, Dominican Republic, Dutchess County, September Fest, Embark, Hudson Valley & Peekskill NY. Harry is 'Oregon Kool-aid,' 'Turnstile Eyes,' and 'Harry Edgar Palacio,' his songwriter/ recording artist/ producer projects are found on all platforms. Harry is a numerous award winning author: anthology featured in Remezcla, finalist for Fjords Review Book Competition, semi-finalist for Quartz Literary competition, grand prix at Hudson Valley MOCA Writing Off the Walls, Finishing Line Press chapbook competition, Finishing Line Press book competition & grand prix St. George School literary contest. He has two books published by Finishing Line press & one forthcoming by Atmosphere press. Harry performed at Electronica 1.0, Electronica 1.1 and has been accepted to be published in Absurdo Lírio, Punt Volat, Active Muse, Tule Review, Landlocked Magazine, Taint Taint Taint magazine, Untenured, Inlandia & elsewhere. He is an award winning fine artist with artwork published in Bellevue Literary Review, International Voices, Photoclosing & Personaland, who has shown fine art at several gallery exhibits in New York City, Westchester, & Hudson Valley; including School of Visual Arts, Open Studios Peekskill 2016, 2017, & 2021; Robeson Gallery, H-Art Gallery, Crossover XO, Hermosa & Mount Kisco Arts Council Pop-Up Gallery. He was a music journalist & contributor at Tom Tom Magazine, More Sugar, & Popfadblog. He is nephew of former Dominican Republic Consulate José Saldaña. He has read 4,441 books in his lifetime. Harry was top #26 reader in the US & #49 globally, a WARY 88.1 college radio DJ and Rock Music Director. Harry is an international yoga teacher 200 Hr certified by Universe Yoga Alliance in Nepal/ India & yoga teacher training instructor: whose guru is Sri Dharma Mittra (master of poses); whom studied under Sri Yogi Gupta. Harry is second generation Osho lineage. He has also meditated 119k minutes. Harry a USA citizen who lives in Westchester, New York born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; former residence Dominican Republic, & Nepal. He received a Master's in Education from Manhattanville University. Harry was accepted into Harvard University. He has certificates from The New School & Rolling Stone Magazine, Parsons School of Design & Complex, & Stanford University. Former New York Military Academy student (JROTC). He is a BIPOC living with schizophrenia.

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
Blacklandia (Inlandia Institute, 2023)
Book:
Sutras of Tiny Jazz (Finishing Line Press, 2019)
Chapbook:
Ambrosia (Finishing Line Press, 2019)
Journals:
Active Muse
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Chronogram
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Closed Eye Open
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Coffin Bell
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In Parentheses
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LandLocked
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Mortal
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Rigorous
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Tule Review
Prizes won: 

Semi finalist Quartz literary Prize 

Finalist Fjords Book Prize 

Hudson Valley MOCA Prize 

Finishing Line Press Chapbook Prize 

Finishing Line Press Book Prize 

St. George High School Literary Prize, Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo 

Junior Varsity Basketball Champions New York Military Academy 

Junior Varsity Basketball Champions St. George High School, Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo

Fox Lane Middle School Art Prize

Citizenship Award Mount Kisco Elementary School

Perfect Attendance Mount Kisco Elementary School

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Arthur Rimbaud Langston Hughes Jorie Graham Vyasa Valmiki Junot Diaz
What I'm reading now: 
Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll , The Sound and The Fury by William Faulkner

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
No
Identifies as: 
BIPOC, Biracial, Black, Buddhist, Caribbean American, Disabled, Dominican, Feminist, Indian American, Latino/Latina/Latinx, Native American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English, Spanish
Born in: 
Philadelphia , PA
Pennsylvania
Raised in: 
Mount Kisco , NY
New York
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Last update: May 29, 2024