TAK erzinger
poet | writer |artist
WINNER 2021 Whirling Prize from Etchings Press,
University of Indianapolis
books
Publications
Books
At the Foot of the Mountain (Floricanto Press 2021)
Out Now
Found: Between the Trees chapbook (Grey Borders 2019)
available
Anthologies
Her Heart Poetry Publishing
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The Annual 2018
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The Annual 2017
Micro-chapbooks
Under a Blanket of Blue (2019) Water Songs (2018)
published by The Origami Poetry Project
https://www.origamipoems.com/poets/list-of-origami-poets-and-books#r-thru-z
Journals & Magazines
The Beautiful Space forthcoming
The Learned Pig forthcoming
The Avocet
I-70 Review
Flash Fiction Magazine
Wales Haiku Journal
The Journal of Wild Culture
Mojave He[art]
Grey Borders Magazine
Rising Phoenix Review
Cirrus Review
The Curlew
The Beautiful Space Journal
Magazines
The Woolf Cultural & Literary Journal
Harness Magazine
Hello Switzerland!
http://www.helloswitzerland.ch/-/walking-through-switzerland-on-st-jacob-way
Radio Interviews/Live Readings
Paris Lit Up - Culture-Rapide Cabaret-Populaire, Paris (Paris, France) poetry reading
http://worldradio.ch/article/tak-erzinger-poetry_and-pilgrimage-on-st-jacobs-way/
http://swisspats.com/swisspats-met-a-poet-dont-ya-know-it
At the Foot of the Mountain
Floricanto Press 2021
Whirling Prize Winner 2021
best nature poetry book
Etchings Press
University of Indianapolis
Found: Between the Trees
Grey Borders Books 2019
publications
Books
At the Foot of the Mountain (Floricanto Press 2021)
Out Now
Found: Between the Trees chapbook (Grey Borders 2019)
available
Anthologies
Brought to Sight & Swept Away anthology 2021
Vita Brevis Press
Human/Kind Craft Anthology-Musing the Margins 2020
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TAK Erzinger illuminates the stakes of diverse representation while centering her essay on the inclusion of familiar, relatable characterization and details from Latinx culture
Poetica 2 Poetry Anthology 2020
The Inner Circle Writer's Group
Her Heart Poetry Publishing
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The Annual 2018
-
The Annual 2017
Micro-chapbooks
Under a Blanket of Blue (2019) Water Songs (2018)
published by The Origami Poetry Project
https://www.origamipoems.com/poets/list-of-origami-poets-and-books#r-thru-z
Journals & Magazines
Welter, Baltimore University (forthcoming)
The Rational Creature, New York University (forthcoming)
Anthropocene Poetry Journal (forthcoming)
Toho Journal (forthcoming)
NEBO, Arkansas Tech University
Bien Acompañada, Cornell University
45 Magazine Women's Literary Journal
Celestal Review
The Chacalaca Review
The Sock Drawer
Quince Magazine
The Galway Review
Cajun Mutt Press
A New Ulster
Spire of Light, Andrew College
Whimperbang
River South, Wilkes University
The Muse, McMaster University
The Feminine Collective
Anti-Heroine Chic
The Opiate
The Beautiful Space
The Learned Pig
The Avocet
I-70 Review
Flash Fiction Magazine
Wales Haiku Journal
The Journal of Wild Culture
Mojave He[art]
Grey Borders Magazine
Rising Phoenix Review
Cirrus Review
The Curlew
The Beautiful Space Journal
Podcast: Audio Drama & Series
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Poetry Sunday Anthology 2021 Alt.Stories & Fake Realities Podcast
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Audio Drama: Stella's Constellation 2021 Alt.Stories & Fake Realities
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Poetry Series: Between the Trees 2020 Alt.Stories & Fake Realities
Magazines
The Woolf Cultural & Literary Journal
Harness Magazine
Hello Switzerland!
http://www.helloswitzerland.ch/-/walking-through-switzerland-on-st-jacob-way
Radio Interviews/Live Readings
(forthcoming) Interview Katt Cullen WRS Radio, Geneva
Cover to Cover with . . . TAK Erzinger - The Bookends Review
Paris Lit Up - Culture-Rapide Cabaret-Populaire, Paris (Paris, France) poetry reading
http://worldradio.ch/article/tak-erzinger-poetry_and-pilgrimage-on-st-jacobs-way/
http://swisspats.com/swisspats-met-a-poet-dont-ya-know-it
bio
TAK Erzinger is an American/Swiss poet and artist with a Colombian background. Her poetry has been featured in Bien Acompañada from Cornell University, The Muse from McMaster University, River and South Review, Wilkes University and more. Her debut chapbook entitled, “Found: Between the Trees” was published by Grey Border Books, Canada 2019. Her latest unpublished poetry manuscript “At the Foot of the Mountain” was short-listed by the Eyelands Book Awards 2019 and was a finalist at the Willow Run Book Awards 2020. The collection has now been publication by Floricanto Press out of California, 2021. Her first audio drama Stella’s Constellation was produced by Alt.Stories and Fake Realities Podcasts, out of the UK.
She lives in a Swiss valley with her husband and cats.
reviews
for the collection, At the Foot of the Mountain
"At the Foot of the Mountain sees TAK Erzinger
further evolving as a master of style and sentiment."
-Jordan Blum, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, The Bookends Review
"Erzinger has a magical-realist vision that is both surprising and familiar to those who enjoy that genre and this is evident in both her poetry and prose."
-Christopher Gregory Producer and Director
Alt.Stories and Fake Realties Podcasts
"The poems are a haunting exploration of the human soul."
-Sheila Bugler, author
"Excellent poetry!"
-Lisa O'Hare, poet
"It is Erzinger's remarkable ability to
make real the unspoken that sets this collection apart."
-Kati Felix, The Latino Book Review
awards & acknowlegements
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WINNER - "At the Foot of the Mountain" Whirling Prize 2021, best nature poetry book, Etchings Press University of Indianapolis
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Finalist - Willow River Run Book Awards, 2020 Best Unpublished poetrymanuscript
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Finalist - Eyeland Book Awards, 2019, Best unpublished poetry manuscript
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Runner-up - Zathom Spring Micropoem Contest, 2018
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