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Amy Dennis

 

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First name
Amy
Last name
Dennis
 

ABOUT

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Location (city/town)
Owen Sound
Biography
After receiving a B.A. (Honours) and B.Ed. (Honours) from Queen's University, Amy continued her creative writing studies at McMaster University and the University of Toronto. She received her M.F.A. through the University of British Columbia before attending Harvard University. In addition to publications in England and France, Amy Dennis' poetry has appeared in more than twenty Canadian literary publications, such as CV2, Event, Queen's Quarterly, and Prairie Fire. Her poetry has been nominated for two National Magazine Awards and a Random House Creative Writing Award. She placed second in the U.K.’s National Bedford Open Poetry Competition. Publications include a children's book (Potlatch Publications), chapbook (above/ground press), and a forthcoming poetry collection (Mansfield Press). Amy completed her Ph.D. with distinction on ekphrastic poetry and new confessionalism. Currently, she works as a professor, author, and Learning Facilitator, and plans to resume work in expressive arts therapy.
 

PUBLICATIONS AND RECOGNITION

Books and other publications
“Subdivision, Southern Ontario (When the Risk of Staying is Greater than the Risk of Leaving).” Experiment-O. v. 6. Ed. Amanda Earl, Ottawa, Ontario: 2013.

Dennis, Amy. THE COMPLEMENT AND ANTAGONIST OF BLACK (OR, THE DEFINITION OF ALL VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS). Ottawa, Ontario: Above Ground Press, February 2013.

“Composition, c. 1950 (Wols).” 17 Seconds (A Journal of Poetry and Poetics ). v. 8. Ed. Rob McClennan, Ottawa, Ontario: Autumn 2013.

“Mud Pigeon.” TOK: Writing the New Toronto, Book 5. Toronto, Ontario: Zephyr Press, May 2012.

“Delacroix's La Jeune Martyre,1853.” The French Literary Review. v. 15. Ed. B. Dordi, Aude, France: Autumn 2010.

“When There Isn’t Enough Money For a Plane Ticket Home”, The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2010. Ed. Lorna Crozier, Toronto, Ontario: Tightrope Books, October 2010.

“Cathrine.” “When the Man You Marry Doesn’t Want a Child.” Room of One’s Own. Editorial Collective. Vancouver, British Columbia: 2008.

“Glass Over Lost Lavender.” “Harvest.” Prairie Fire. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Prairie Fire Press Inc., 2008.

​“Ruth Electric.” Other Voices. Issue 20.2. Edmonton, Alberta: 2008.

​“When There Isn’t Enough Money For a Plane Ticket Home.” Descant 142. v. 39(3). Toronto, Ontario: Fall, 2008.

​“Room 12.” Descant 143. v. 39(4). Toronto, Ontario: Fall, 2008.

​“Lacuna.” “Kite.” Nashwaak. v. 19. Ed. Stewart Donovan. Fredericton, New Brunswick: 2008.

​“Tom.” “Seconds After You Say You’ll Never Want a Child.” Queen’s Quarterly. Ed. Joan Harcourt. Kingston, Ontario: 2008.

​“Five Views Of the Man Below My Second Story Window.” Carousel. v. 23. Ed. Jennifer de Visser. Guelph, Ontario: 2008.

​“Six Dragons.” Qwerty. Eds. Katie Brown & Carson Butts. Fredericton, New Brunswick: Winter/Spring Issue, 2008.

​“Caidan.” “Lessons In Letting Go.” Antigonish Review. Ed. Peter Sanger. Antigonish, Nova Scotia: 2008.

​“Centrefold.” Event: The Douglas College Review. Ed. Elizabeth Bachinsky. New Westminster, British Columbia: 2008.

​“Gross Anatomy.” Contemporary Voices 2. Ed. Clarise Foster. Winnipeg, Manitoba:2008

​“Walking With Zoya”, “Hikaru.” Harvard Summer Review. Ed. Jody Clineff. Boston, MA: 2008

​“Topography,” On Spec Magazine. Ed. Diane Walton. Edmonton, AB: 2008

​Dennis, Amy (Guest Editor). Chameleon Magazine. Vancouver, British Columbia: University of British Columbia, 2006. (Young Adult Poetry, Fiction, and Visual Art)

​Dennis, Amy. James Parsons and His Magnificent Mouth of Adventure, Watertown, Ontario: Potlatch Publications, 2004. (Children’s Book)

​“Water.” Wreck Magazine. Vancouver, British Columbia: University of British Columbia, Spring, 2006.

​“Ivy.” “Believe.” “Art Weather.” Chameleon. Vancouver, British Columbia: University of British Columbia, Spring, 2006.

​“Picture Perfect.” (Issue 1: 2005), “A Man With More Than a Message.” (Issue 2: 2005). Queen’s Alumni Review, freelance writer, Van
Awards and other achievements
Amy's poetry has been nominated for two National Magazine Awards and a Random House Creative Writing Award. She placed second in the U.K.’s National Bedford Open Poetry Competition. She is especially thankful to the Ontario Arts Council for their generous grants.
Genres
  • Print poetry
  • Long poems
  • Prose poetry
Genres (non-poetry)
  • Creative non-fiction
  • Academic writing
  • Literary fiction
Genres (other)
Children's writing
Children's poetry
Non-fiction
Fiction
 

BOOK THIS POET TODAY

Contact poet directly
Please contact me for school visits, readings, poetry editing, manuscript consultations, panels, etc.

dennis_amy@hotmail.com
League-funded opportunities
  • Canada Poetry Tours (national)
  • Readings in Public Places (Toronto)
  • Poets in the Schools (Ontario)
  • National Poetry Month (national, April only)
International bookings
My international experience includes teaching art, writing, and English in Japan (elementary and secondary schools), teaching ESL methodology, writing, and art in China (Suzhou University), as well as teaching Creative Writing at the undergraduate as well as Masters' level in Wales, United Kingdom (Aberystwyth University). I am willing to travel outside of Canada for further teaching opportunities. Within Canada, I have also worked in expressive arts therapies.
Editorial services
  • Poetry manuscript editing
  • Individual poem editing
Editorial services: detail
I am open to helping others edit their poetry. Costs vary according to project.