About the Poet
Angie Dribben is an autistic Appalachian poet living in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia. Her debut poetry collection, Everygirl, was a finalist for the 2020 Broadkill Review Dogfish Head Prize. She is Contributing Reviews Editor for Cider Press Review, a poetry contributor at Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference, and holds an MFA from Randolph College. Her most recent work can be found in Los Angeles Review, Orion, Coffin Bell, Split Rock Review, The Night Heron Barks, Cave Wall, EcoTheo, Big City Lit, among others.
Angie Dribben demonstrates a commitment to artistic stewardship: serving as adjudicator for Virginia’s Poetry Out Loud; Advisory Panelist for Virginia Commission for the Arts; External Peer Reviewer for Pasque Press; and Vice President of the West region of Poetry Society of Virginia. She is a regular reviewer of poetry and hybrid collections. Dribben served on several literary journals, most recently Cave Wall and Cider Press Review.
Dribben is active in her local mountain community: leads a multi-genre creative writing group at her local library; coordinates readings and workshops both in-person and on Zoom in order to increase accessibility to creative arts; and initiated an Oral History project for a hospice.
Region
Southwest
Virginia City or County Affiliation
Meadows of Dan, Virginia
Years of Residence in Virginia
33
Current City/State of Residence
Meadows of Dan, Virginia
Gender
Female
Race/Ethnicity
White
Year of Birth
1974
Keywords/Tags
Appalachian, Social Justice, Gender, Autism
Website
https://angeladribben.com/
Published Works or Performances
- Everygirl, Main Street Rag, 2021.
Selected Individual Poems or Performances
- "Spellbound and Here Grandmomma Tells the Story," Broadkill Review, 2022.
- "when doves cry," The Night Heron Barks, 2021.
- "Karen and the Birdwatcher, Big City Lit, 2021.
- "Pay Attention I Am" and "Nonconsensual Silence" (revised to Everygirl-title poem for Everygirl), decomp, 2018.
- "Hiraeth," San Pedro River Review, 2020. Attached.
Angie Dribben