Allison Joseph lives in Carbondale, Illinois, where she is Professor of English and Director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Southern Illinois University. She serves as poetry editor of Crab Orchard Review. Her books and chapbooks include What Keeps Us Here (Ampersand Press), Soul Train(Carnegie Mellon University Press), In Every Seam (University of Pittsburgh Press), Worldly Pleasures(Word Tech Communications), Imitation of Life (Carnegie Mellon UP), Voice: Poems (Mayapple Press), My Father's Kites (Steel Toe Books), Trace Particles (Backbone Press), Little Epiphanies (NightBallet Press), Mercurial (Mayapple Press), Mortal Rewards (White Violet Press), Multitudes (Word Poetry), The Purpose of Hands (Glass Lyre Press), Double Identity (Singing Bone Press) Corporal Muse (Sibling Rivalry), What Once You Loved (Barefoot Muse Press) and Smart Pretender (Finishing Line Press). Her most recent full-length collection, Confessions of a Barefaced Woman was published by Red Hen Press in June 2018 and was the Gold/First Place winner of the 2019 Feathered Quill Award in Poetry and is a nominated work for the 2019 NAACP Image Award in Poetry. She is the literary partner and wife of the late poet and editor Jon Tribble.
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Feathered Quill Book Awards Judges' Comments"The author offers readers a window into the Black experience. Her free form poetry is replete with paradox and her descriptions of personal experiences and observations about life are often graphic and can be uncomfortable to read. Her writing style serves a purpose, though, to shed light on the ugly reality of life. Very throught-provoking and eye-opening!"
Tyler Robert Sheldon, MockingHeart Review"In Confessions of a Barefaced Woman, growing up is a medley of complex emotions, each informing the next moment where, when there is darkness, we can glean a little light."
Emma Gleason, Into the Void Magazine"The collection overall is a joyful compendium of a passionate and vibrant life and makes a highly recommendable read for both long-time poetry lovers and those hoping to dip their toes in the perhaps intimidating waters of verse. If “Junk Food,” in which the poet risks her life on icy steps to satiate a craving for Oreos (“no substitute would do, / no supermarket brand or nearest competitor”), doesn’t make you smile then this collection isn’t for you but you would be missing out on a rich offering from a fine and self-described “quintessentially American” poet."
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