Kerri French

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Kerri French is an American poet.

Life

Originally from North Carolina, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. [1] She graduated from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro's Master of Fine Arts program in 2006. [2] She has taught at Boston University and Mount Ida College. [3] Her latest project, for DIAGRAM magazine, is a series of poems focused on British singer Amy Winehouse. [2]

Contents

Her work appears in Agenda, Brooklyn Review, Fugue, Lumina, The Blotter, DIAGRAM, Natural Bridge, [4] and foursquare editions. [5] She has broadcast her poems on Sirius Satellite Radio. [6]

She currently resides in Tennessee.

Awards

2009 Larry Franklin and Mei Kwong Fellowship (Writers' Room of Boston) [7]

Works

Anthologies

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