Allan Andre

Poet and Composer

New York, NY
Education:
2015 (pending): Poetry Therapist certification from the Nationa !o"ndation for #i$io%Poetry
Therapy&
201': #( Naropa )ni*ersity, creati*e writing and m"sic composition& 2011 +ecipient of
Naropa,s -argaret +anda Poetry Pri.e&
200/02010: 1en #"ddhist seminary at !o"rishing 2o"ds 3ermitage, Portand, 4+&
200502006: 7iterat"re st"dy at -ar$oro 2oege, -ar$oro, 8T&
200202005: 9a.. st"dy at the (merican :nstit"te of ;"itar, New York, NY&
200002002: 2assica st"dy at -annes 2oege at the New <choo for -"sic, New York, NY&
1=='01===: 2assica st"dy at the Third <treet -"sic <choo <ettement, New York, NY&
Recent and forthcoming performances:
200>0present: ?Poetry )pon +e@"est&A : set "p with a porta$e typewriter and create impro*ised
poetryB : ha*e written o*er fi*e tho"sand poems this way& : ha*e to"red thro"gh o*er
twenty states and three 2anadian pro*inces& <ome recent *en"es in New York inc"de
<oho 3o"se (9an& 2015), The +i*erdae 2o"ntry <choo (Cec& 201'), 2o"m$ia
)ni*ersity (No*& 201'), and 2"t"re !iD ;aery (9"& 201')&
-ay 2015: !eat"red poet at the -ontrea 1en Poetry !esti*a, -ontrea, E2&
<ep& 2015: Premiere of ?4cean <"ite,A a coa$orati*e m"sica piece with *ioinist and composer
Piotr <.ewc.yk& To $e performed $y mem$ers of the Nash*ie <ymphony 4rchestra,
Nash*ie, TN&
(pr& 2015: !eat"red Farth Cay poet at <t& 9ohn,s )ni*ersity, E"eens, NY&
Cec& 201': <oo saDophone concert at (#2 No +io, New York, NY&
Recent publications:
(pri 2015: The New York Times 2ity +oom #og& ?New York in 1> sya$es&A
)+7: Ghttp:%%www&nytimes&com%interacti*e%2015%05%2>%nyregion%new0york0city0in0
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!e$& 2015: Nerve Lantern I>& ?:ncantation&A
)+7: Ghttp:%%www&pyriformpress&com%ner*eantern%n%contri$"tors%aan0andre%H
-ay 201': ?2omm"nity <"pported (rtA in Cen*er, 24& : was commissioned to create a series
of 5= origina poems integrating photography and coage& These were gi*en to
patrons who s"$scri$ed to ?2<(rt,A a Joint proJect of #-o2( and the Cen*er
#otanica ;ardens& )+7: Ghttp:%%csartcoorado&org%artists%201'0artists%H
9an& 2012: Revolutionesque I2& ?FD@"isite 2orpse&A
)+7: Ghttp:%%www&es@"emag&org%2012%01%2=%aan0andre%H
Books and chapbooks:
("g& 2012: Traveling By Mirror: !it"h#!iker$s %uide to Tenderness& 12/ pp& 2o0a"thored with
Frin 7ikins& Tattered 2o*er Press, Cen*er, 24&
<ep& 2010: Religious nar"hy: Poems& 2hap$ook, 20 pp& Pas Presse Press, New York, NY&
4ct& 200=: Mind Breaths: Top Ten Pla"es to 'ake (p in North meri"a& 2hap$ook, 20 pp&
7imited0edition chap$ook prod"ced for the 8is"a 8oice ;aery, -ontrea, E2&
<ep& 200=: Love )ongs *or Pedestrians: Poems& 2hap$ook, 50 pp& Pas Presse Press, New York,
NY&