Ava Leavell Haymon's poems appear in journals such as Poetry, The Southern Review, Prairie Schooner, and The Sun; in five chapbooks; and in two collections, The Strict Economy of Fire, and Kitchen Heat, with another forthcoming, all from LSU Press. She holds the Louisiana Literature prize for poetry in 2003.
Program Biography:
Ava Leavell Haymon teaches poetry writing in Baton Rouge and directs a retreat center for writers and artists in New Mexico. She has published five chapbooks and three books, with a fourth one due out from LSU Press this fall. Her poems have appeared in journals including Poetry, Prairie Schooner, and The Sun.
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