Powell, D. A.

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POWELL, D. A.

POWELL, D. A. American, b. 1963. Genres: Poetry. Career: Poet. Worked as marketing representative for a business magazine, press release writer, wholesale tortilla sales representative, engraver, cook, waiter, buyer for a coffee "roastery," shoe salesperson, telemarketer, teacher, landscaper, house- painter, receptionist, usher, and proofreader. Harvard University, Briggs- Copeland lecturer in poetry; Small Press Traffic, member of board of directors. Publications: POETRY: Explosions and Small Geometries, 1991; (with C. Ciavonne and P. Hartnet) Con Sequences, 1993; Tea, 1998; Lunch, 2000. Address: Dept of English, Barker Center, Harvard University, 12 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]