SOPHIE KLAHR IS THE AUTHOR OF TWO OPEN DOORS IN A FIELD (BACKWATERS PRESS), MEET ME HERE AT DAWN (YESYES BOOKS) AND THERE IS ONLY ONE GHOST IN THE WORLD (FICTION COLLECTIVE 2), WINNER OF THE RONALD SUKENICK INNOVATIVE FICTION CONTEST, WHICH WAS CO-AUTHORED WITH COREY ZELLER. HER POEMS APPEAR IN THE NEW YORKER, AMERICAN POETRY REVIEW, ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS, POETRY LONDON, ANOTHER LAST CALL: POEMS ON ADDICTION AND DELIVERANCE (SARABANDE BOOKS), & ELSEWHERE.
ORIGINALLY A DANCER, HER INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK INCLUDES CREATING SCENIC TEXTS FOR DANCE THEATRE & CHOREOGRAPHY FOR PERFORMANCE ARTWORKS. CO-CREATOR OF TEEN SEQUINS, SHE ALSO SERVED AS POETRY EDITOR FOR GIGANTIC SEQUINS, SPENDING 11 YEARS ON STAFF. A FORMER KENAN VISITING WRITER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-CHAPEL HILL AND PHILIP ROTH FELLOW AT THE STADLER CENTER FOR LITERARY ARTS, SHE IS ALSO THE RECIPIENT OF FELLOWSHIPS AND RESIDENCIES FROM ART FARM, THE ATLANTIC CENTER FOR THE ARTS, TIN HOUSE WORKSHOP, AND THE JUNIPER INSTITUTE.
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