Amy King  Amy King (born August 3, 1971) is an American poet, essayist, and activist. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, King grew up in Stone Mountain, Georgia and received her B.S. in English and women's studies from Towson University. She received her M.A. in American studies (poetics concentration) at State University of New York Buffalo, and an M.F.A. from Brooklyn College in creative writing. Since 2003, King has taught English and creative writing at SUNY Nassau Community College. She has also guest-lectured and conducted workshops at a number of colleges and universities, including Goddard College, Naropa University, RISD (Rhode Island School of Design), San Francisco State University, Slippery Rock University, and Salem College Center for Women Writers. King received the 2015 WNBA Award (Women's National Book Association). She also received The Feminist Press' "40 Under 40: The Future of Feminism" award in 2010 and the 2012 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities. In 2016, Adam Fitzgerald named King "One of the 30 Poets You Should Be Reading", and she was listed as one of "13 New York Poets Changing the Lit Scene" by Civil Coping Mechanisms in March 2017. She moderates the Women's Poetry Listserv (WOMPO) and the Goodreads Poetry! Group, which includes more than 20,000 members and features the monthly "Goodreads Newsletter Poetry Contest". She also serves on "The Offing Magazine's" Advisory Board. King has published five full-length poetry collections, including "Antidotes for an Alibi ("BlazeVOX Books 2005), "I’m the Man Who Loves You" (BlazeVOX Books 2007, "Slaves to do These Things" (BlazeVOX Books 2009), "I Want to Make You Safe" (Litmus Press 2011) and "The Missing Museum" (Tarpaulin Sky Press 2016). She is co-editor of the anthology series "Bettering American Poetry" (Bettering Books) and, with Heidi Lynn Staples, the anthology, "Big Energy Poets: Ecopoetry Thinks Climate Change" (Blazevox Books 2017). From 2010 – 2014, she co-edited the online response to the BP Gulf Oil Spill, "Poets for Living Waters""," with Heidi Lynn Staples and co-edited the PEN America Poetry Series with Ana Bozicevic in 2010.