James Merenda
Biography:
James Merenda is a poet & playwright from Copiague, New York. He has a dual B.A in English and Theatre from SUNY Geneseo, where he founded and currently coaches Geneseo's slam team, The Different Now Poets. He was a Nuyorican Poets Cafe Finalist in 2010, his first year competing, and his work has been accepted for publication in PANK Magazine. He has performed his poetry at Yale University & Columbia University. He recently released his first chapbook Learning Left-handedness. His free time is spent enjoying awkward moments and parading guilty pleasures. His preferential mode of reincarnation is falcon, and favorite body of water is the polar ice caps on Mars.
E-Mail:
james@intangiblecollective.com
MySpace:
www.myspace.com/jamesmerendapoetry