Biography
Amy Allara’s poems and book reviews have appeared in the following publications: LIT, Denver Quarterly, The New Review of Literature, 26: a journal of poetry and poetics, First Intensity, Sycamore Review, and others. Her work has also appeared on The Best American Poetry blog. In 2005 she received her MFA in Writing from Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. In addition to the MFA, Allara holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from The Pennsylvania State University, a Master of Social Work from The University of New England, and has completed semester-long study programs at both Brown University and the University of Exeter, UK. Amy currently lives and works in Pennsylvania. Her chapbook Variation was published in 2010 by Highway 101 Press. She has also been named as a finalist for both the Colorado Poetry Prize and most recently the 2010 New Rivers Press MVP Poetry Award.