help?
Oh dear…the feat of writing a bio for myself…I’ve never been very traditional about listing accomplishments and the like. For my chapbooks, I like to include a page that goes, “For more about me, please listen to the following songs,” followed by a list of songs near and dear to me–to offer some possible sense, some light. Too many days, too many events, too many microphones to remember them all. I do have an artist resume, but it’s a little out of date.
But I really, reeeealllly hope to get on Prosody, and I need to write a bio straightaway to send with my book. I’m brainstorming here.
Can you offer any tips/suggestions for writing a bio that you would like to share?
Anything…even a kick-tookus quote that may help to inspire me along the way; it’s appreciated.
maybe: give a line about your education, a line about your former publications & what they’re associated with (bands, presses, other poets, etc.) & one “quirky fact’ like ‘enjoys whistling at the moon in one shoe’ or something. that’s my current formula for a quick & easy bio (otherwise i’d spend too much time agonizing over what to write.)
re: Prosody: I never even heard back from Beatty, but I did, incredibly, get a review when I sent a very similar nice letter w/my book to the City Paper. I’d say - try both.
Comment by sophie — May 13, 2008 @ 9:51 am
how about:
HAIIIIIIII PROSODY….WHAZZZZZZZZUUUUUUPPPP???
i mean, it could work.
Comment by joel — May 13, 2008 @ 10:14 am
you should definitely, definitely read this bio as an example of how not to take it too seriously. and also because it involves chuck norris. http://www.newyinzer.com/6.html
Comment by né — June 14, 2008 @ 9:45 am