Karlanna Lewis
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Karlanna's new poetry book, Cante de Gitanas con Nombres de Luz / Songs of the Gypsys with Names of Light, is now available for purchase as an e-book and as a hard copy. Follow the links to get yours today!


Publications:
  • "The Kiss Flew Over Two Star-Marked Shoulder Sets,"Soul Fountain, January/February 2011; Apalachee Review, Spring 2011
  • "Blowing Kisses to Star-Marked Backs," Stepping Stones, March 2011
  • "Elegy on behalf of Charles," Kudzu Review "Editor's Choice," 2011; Amphibi.us, June 2011; Hollins Literary Festival Finalist
  • "To the Reader I Alienated," Apalachee Review, Spring 2011
  • Naked Ballerinas in Flight, Florida State University Libraries, Spring 2011
  • "Teaching My Mother How to Swim," Cicada, May/June 2011
  • "Card in Papi's Bard Sleeve," Blinking Cursor, June 2011
  • "Post-Performance," Borderline, June 2011; Blood Lotus, August 2011
  • "Ode to My Father's Hairstyles," Blinking Cursor, July 2011
  • "Tallahassee Canned in a Sea-Glass Jar," Cicada, July/August 2011
  • "911 on Short Notice, from the Coffee Room," Phi Kappa Phi Poetry Contest Winner 2011
  • "Naked Ballerinas in Flight: Dream of a Dancer in Six Acts," Blue Lake Review, November 2011

Residencies:
  • Long Island University Writer's Conference, June 2011, with honors conference scholarship from Florida State University
  • Elsewhere Studios Residency, August 2011, with honors conference scholarship from Florida State University
  • Invited to the Arc Poetry Journal Poet-in-Residence mentorship program, December 2011 to November 2012