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Amy King was born on 3 August, 1971 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, is an American poet, essayist, and activist (born 1971). Discover Amy King's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 52 years old?

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Occupation Poet, essayist, and activist
Age 52 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 3 August, 1971
Birthday 3 August
Birthplace Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Nationality United States

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1974

Amy King (born August 4, 1974) is an American poet, essayist, and activist.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, King grew up in Stone Mountain, Georgia and received her B.S. in English and women's studies from Towson University.

She received her M.A. in American studies (poetics concentration) at State University of New York Buffalo, and an M.F.A. from Brooklyn College in creative writing.

2003

Since 2003, King has taught English and creative writing at SUNY Nassau Community College.

2005

King has published five full-length poetry collections, including Antidotes for an Alibi (BlazeVOX Books, 2005), I’m the Man Who Loves You (BlazeVOX Books, 2007, Slaves to do These Things (BlazeVOX Books, 2009), I Want to Make You Safe (Litmus Press 2011) and The Missing Museum (Tarpaulin Sky Press 2016). She is co-editor of the anthology series Bettering American Poetry (Bettering Books) and, with Heidi Lynn Staples, the anthology, Big Energy Poets: Ecopoetry Thinks Climate Change (Blazevox Books 2017).

2006

King founded and curated, from 2006, the Brooklyn-based reading series, The Stain of Poetry, until 2010.

2009

A founding member (2009) of the literary arts activist organization, Vida: Women in Literary Arts, King currently serves on the Executive Board and is the press officer and Editor-in-Chief of the VIDA Review.

2010

She also received The Feminist Press's "40 Under 40: The Future of Feminism" award in 2010 and the 2012 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities.

From 2010 – 2014, she co-edited the online response to the BP Gulf Oil Spill, Poets for Living Waters , with Heidi Lynn Staples and co-edited the PEN America Poetry Series with Ana Bozicevic in 2010.

2014

Known for its annual report on the rates of publication between male and female authors, in 2014, the VIDA Count expanded to include race, sexual orientation and writers with disabilities.

2015

King received the 2015 WNBA Award (Women's National Book Association).

In March 2015, King publicly critiqued in her essay, "Why Are People So Invested in Kenneth Goldsmith?"

University of Pennsylvania's adjunct lecturer Kenneth Goldsmith's controversial performance at RISD of his poem "The Body of Michael Brown".

In August 2015, King curated and contributed to a forum for Poetry Foundation that raised the question, "What Is Literary Activism?", which resulted in online debate about the merits of literary activism.

2016

In 2016, Adam Fitzgerald named King "One of the 30 Poets You Should Be Reading", and she was listed as one of "13 New York Poets Changing the Lit Scene" by Civil Coping Mechanisms in March 2017.

She moderates the Women's Poetry Listserv (WOMPO) and the Goodreads Poetry!

Group, which includes more than 20,000 members and features the monthly "Goodreads Newsletter Poetry Contest".

She also serves on The Offing Magazine's Advisory Board.

In 2016, she spoke out about the Swedish Academy's decision to award Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize in Literature.