Alexandria
Peary (MFA, MFA, PhD) serves as New Hampshire Poet Laureate. She is the author of nine books,
including The Water Draft, Control Bird
Alt Delete, Prolific Moment: Theory and Practice of Mindfulness for Writing, and
the COVID Spring anthologies. Her
work has received a 2020 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship, Best of NH, the Iowa Poetry Prize, and
several Pushcart and Best of the Net nominations. Her creative nonfiction
piece, “Hello to All That,” was selected as Notable Essay for the 2021 Best American Nonfiction. She
specializes in mindful writing and gives frequent talks on the topic, including
a recent webcast for National Novel Writing Month, a TEDx talk, presentations
for New Hampshire Humanities, and a popular webinar for the National Council of
Teachers of English. Her activities as poet laureate include directing the 2020
North Country Young Writers’ Festival, helping NH writers publish, and
facilitating mindful writing workshops for people affected by the opioid
crisis. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of Under the Madness, a new literary magazine edited by NH teens. She is a professor in the English Department at Salem State University where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in creative writing and mindful writing. More info can be found at the Poetry Foundation
www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/alexandria-peary and
at her blog: https://newhampshirepoetlaureate.blogspot.com/ Follow Alex on Twitter @NHPoetLaureate or
@Writemindfully.
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