Risa Denenberg

Poet

Sequim, WA
Washington US
Email: 
risaden@gmail.com
Website: 
risadenenberg.com
Twitter/X: 
@risaden

Author's Bio

Risa Denenberg lives on the Olympic peninsula in Washington state where she works as a nurse practitioner. She is a co-founder of Headmistress Press; curator at The Poetry Café Online; and the Reviews Editor at River Mouth Review. She has published eight collections of poetry, most recently, the chapbook, Posthuman, finalist for the Floating Bridge Press Chapbook Contest (2020); and Rain/Dweller (MoonPath Press, 2023). She is currently working on a memoir-in-progress: Mother, Interrupted.

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
Lavender Review: The First Five Years (Headmistress Press, 2015)
Books:
Rain / Dweller (MoonPath Press, 2023)
,
slight faith (MoonPath Press, 2018)
,
Whirlwind @ Lesbos (Headmistress Press, 2016)
,
Mean Distance From the Sun (Aldrich Press, 2013)
Chapbooks:
POSTHUMAN (Floating Bridge Press, 2020)
,
blinded by clouds (Hyacinth Girl Press, 2014)
,
In My Exam Room (Lives You Touch Publications, 2014)
,
what we owe each other (Lives You Touch Publications, 2013)
Prizes won: 

Rain/Dweller, finalist for the Sally Albiso Prize 2023
POSTHUMAN, finalist, Floating Bridge Chapbook Contest, 2020
 

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Jewish
Prefers to work with: 
Any, Illness/Wellness, Incarcerated individuals, LGBTQ, Naturalists/Environmentalists, Seniors, Women
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Washington , DC
District Of Columbia
Raised in: 
Washington, DC
District Of Columbia
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Last update: Nov 02, 2023