Scott Bailey
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A recent recipient of the John Mackay Shaw Academy of American Poetry Award and a 2009 Pushcart Prize nominee, Scott Bailey received his MFA from New York University, and he is pursuing his doctoral degree in Creative Writing at Florida State University. He also received a M.A. in Creative Writing and a B.A. in English, Summa Cum Laude, from The Center for Writers at the University of Southern Mississippi. His poetry, including co-translations of Latin American Poets, have appeared in periodicals such as The Adirondack Review, Cortland Review, Chelsea, Exquisite Corpse, Harpur Palate, Indiana Review, The Journal, Meridian, New York Quarterly, Poetry International, Prism International, Southeast Review, and Verse Daily, and in the anthologies Bend, Don't Shatter: Poets on the Beginning of Desire (Soft Skull Press) and Poetic Voices Without Borders (Gival Press). His poem "Gigolo" recently appeared in Exquisite Corpse, and his co-translations of Amazonian Poet Juan Carlos Galeano appeared in the documentary "The Trees Have a Mother: Amazonian Cosmologies, Folktales and Mystery". For more information, visit www.cscottbailey.com.
Winning Entry: Greyhound
Contest Won: Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest 2010, Honorable Mention
