Amanda Hawkins

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Bio

Book: 

When I Say the Bones I Mean the Bones (poetry)

Biography: 

MFA Poetry, UC Davis

MA Theological Studies, Regent College

BA Theology, Simpson University

Research Interests:

20th-21st century American Literature, Poetics, Ecopoetics, Lyric Essay, Lyric Theory, Environmental Humanities, Critical Geographies, Critical Race Theory, Queer and Trans Studies, Queer Domesticities, Disability Studies

Teaching at UC Davis:

UWP 001 (2024-present)

ENL 5P: Poetry Workshop (2021-2022)

Awards and Fellowships:

UC Davis Provost First Year Fellowship (2023-2024)

Wandering Aengus Book Prize (2022)

Key West Literary Seminar Emerging Writer Award (2022)

Mellon Public Scholar summer (2021)

Single Publications:

Poetry, lyric essay, and interviews have been published or are forthcoming in "The Rumpus," "The Journal," "Boston Review," "Cortland Review," "The Cincinnati Review," "Image," "Orion," and "Terrain," among others. Visit https://www.amandahawkinspoet.com for selected links.

Conference Panels and Papers:

"Beyond Belief: Queer Religious (and Post-Religious) Poetry," AWP 2024, Kansas City, MO, Feb 2024.