Meg Johnson's poems have appeared in numerous literary magazines, including Midwestern Gothic, Slipstream Magazine, Word Riot, Hobart, and many others.
19 Facts About Meg Johnson
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Meg Johnson is the current editor of the Dressing Room Poetry Journal.
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Meg Johnson enjoyed dance as a child and wrote poems in high school.
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Meg Johnson danced with the Iowa State University dance department in high school and later studied dance at Columbia College Chicago and the University of Iowa.
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Meg Johnson eventually became a principal dancer at the Kanopy Dance Company, the resident company at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Meg Johnson went on to the University of Akron where she entered and completed the Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing in 2014.
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Meg Johnson became a principal dancer at the company midway through her tenure.
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Meg Johnson served as a dance teacher at the Kanopy School for Contemporary Dance and Choreography.
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Meg Johnson began submitting poems to literary magazines in 2009 and published her first poem in a 2009 issue of Slipstream Magazine.
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Meg Johnson's poems were accepted at publications like Slipstream Magazine, Asinine Poetry, the Pacific Coast Journal, and the Edgewood Review.
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In 2011, Meg Johnson became a teaching assistant at the University of Akron where she studied poetry.
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Meg Johnson served as the poetry editor of the Rubbertop Review.
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Meg Johnson became a NEOMFA candidate at the University of Akron that same year.
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Meg Johnson is the current editor of the Dressing Room Poetry Journal.
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Meg Johnson writes most often in free verse on topics generally revolving around femininity and the commodification of female bodies.
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Meg Johnson's writing has been described as both "snarky" and "vulnerable" as it discusses and critiques American cultural norms and the societal expectations of women.
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Meg Johnson's poems make frequent pop culture references to prominent figures including Marilyn Monroe, Betty Boop, Justin Bieber, and Victoria's Secret.
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Meg Johnson has stated that she draws inspiration from Gurlesque poets like Chelsey Minnis and Mary Biddinger.
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Meg Johnson won the 2015 Vignette Collection Award from the Vine Leaves Literary Journal for her book, The Crimes of Clara Turlington.