Mike Allen (poet)
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Mike Allen (born 1969) is an American editor and writer of speculative fiction and poetry. He currently lives in Roanoke, Virginia.
The Philadelphia Inquirer has described Allen as being "[a]mong the better-known practitioners of speculative poetry"[1] and said his poems "work best when his bizarre lyricism is put in the service of a scary and taut narrative."[2]
Allen has won the Rhysling Award for best speculative poem three times, in 2003, 2006, and 2007.[3] He served as President of the Science Fiction Poetry Association from 2004 to 2006.
He created the small press poetry journal Mythic Delirium in 1998. Published biannually, the journal has included poems by authors such as Suzette Haden Elgin, Theodora Goss, Joe Haldeman, Ursula K. Le Guin, Darrell Schweitzer, Sonya Taaffe, Catherynne M. Valente, Ian Watson and Jane Yolen.
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[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Poetry collections
- Disturbing Muses (Prime Books, 2005)
- Strange Wisdoms of the Dead (Wildside Press, 2006)
- The Journey to Kailash (Norilana Books, 2008)
[edit] As editor
- The Alchemy of Stars: Rhysling Award Winners Showcase (with Roger Dutcher, Science Fiction Poetry Association, 2005)
- Mythic (Mythic Delirium Books, 2006)
- Mythic 2 (Mythic Delirium Books, 2006)
- Clockwork Phoenix (Norilana Books, 2008)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Mike Allen at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- A Conversation with Mike Allen at The Mumpsimus
- Twisting Paths: An Interview with Mike Allen at Virginia Libraries
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