Helen Marie Casey

Poet

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Sudbury, MA
Massachusetts US

Author's Bio

Helen Marie Casey is a writer and editor whose works include two poetry collections, INCONSIDERATE MADNESS (Black Lawrence Press) and FRAGRANCE UPON HIS LIPS (Finishing Line Press) as well as the biography, MY DEAR GIRL: THE ART OF FLORENCE HOSMER (Black Lawrence Press). Her website is: helenmariecasey.com.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Regrets Only (Little Pear Press, 2005)
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Breath of Parted Lips (CavanKerry Press, 2004)
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Mischief, Caprice, and Other Poetic Strategies (Red Hen Press, 2004)
Books:
Inconsiderate Madness (Black Lawrence Press, 2007)
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Fragrance Upon His Lips (Finishing Line Press, 2005)
Journals:
America
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Connecticut Review
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Larcom Review
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Louisiana Literature
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Northeast Corridor
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Runes: A Review of Poetry
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Prizes won: 

Black River Chapbook Competition Winner, Finalist for the 2008 Julia Ward Howe Award by the Boston Authors Club, winner of the 14th National Poet Hunt of the MacGuffin, Thomas Lynch judge (Winter 2010)

Personal Favorites

What I'm reading now: 
Before the House Burns by Mary O'Donoghue, I Curse the River of Time by Per Petterson, Spider Silk by Leslie Brunetta and Catherine Craig, Common as Air by Lewis Hyde

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Seniors, Teachers
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
DuBois
Raised in: 
Oakland, CA
California
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Last update: Jun 14, 2011