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Edwin Bodney

Edwin Bodney is an American slam poet based in Los Angeles and author of the book A Study of Hands. They are one of the hosts of Da Poetry Lounge.

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Edwin Bodney is an American slam poet based in Los Angeles and author of the book A Study of Hands (Not A Cult Press).123 They are one of the hosts of Da Poetry Lounge.345

Various of Bodney's poems have been published by Button Poetry. They are the author and performer of the works: "Good Morning: A Story of Flight in the Making",3 and "When a boy tells you he loves you."67

Personal life

Bodney stated "my work is 101 percent autobiographical."7 They identify as queer.5 They have a degree from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising.89

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References

  1. Bodney, Edwin. "Edwin Bodney, Author at Not a Cult". Not a Cult. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  2. Bodney, Edwin (2016-12-30). A Study of Hands. NOT A CULT. ISBN 9781945649011.
  3. ABADSIDIS, SAVAS (October 2018). "Writer Edwin Bodney Takes Aim at Gay Racism". Advocate (1099): 60–61. ISSN 0001-8996. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. "List". Words Dance Publishing. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  5. Johnson, Javon (2017). Killing Poetry: Blackness and the Making of Slam and Spoken Word Communities. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813580036. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  6. "Edwin Bodney". Poets & Writers. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  7. "An Interview with Edwin Bodney". Exposition Review. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  8. scimino (2020-11-05). "Meet Edwin Bodney, USC Student Health's new LGBTQ+ campus advocate and educator". USC News. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  9. Johnson, Javon (2017-07-17). Killing Poetry: Blackness and the Making of Slam and Spoken Word Communities. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-8003-6.