Kristin Naca was born and raised in the Washington D.C. area. She earned her Ph.D.
at University of Nebraska, M.F.A at University of Pittsburgh, and M.A. in English
Linguistics at University of Cincinnati. Her first collection of poems, BIRD EATING BIRD,
was named finalist for the Audre Lorde Prize and Lambda Literary Award. Winner of the
National Poetry Series mtvU Prize, chosen by Yusef Komnyakaa, the collection appears with
Harper Perennial (2009).
Naca has received fellowships from the Astraea Lesbian Writers Fund, Minnesota Arts
Board, Breadloaf Writers Conference, and the Lannan Foundation. She is a long-time member
and instructor at the Macondo Writers’ Workshop in San Antonio, Texas. Her work has
appeared in Poetry, Prairie Schooner, The Cincinnati Review and Octopus.
Naca has been teaching at Macalester since 2008.
Books
Contributions to Books
Aubade, Speaking desde la heridas: Testimonios transfronterizos / Speaking from the Wound: Transborder Testimonies (2009)
Poetry
House, Octopus Magazine (2009)
