Allen L. Means

Experienced in writing, teaching, management, events planning, and administration. History in public speaking and educating at high school staff development meetings, school board county meetings, colloquiums, conferences, and university EDUC courses-- for gender identity and the affirmation & inclusion of LGBTQIA+ students. Poet drawn towards queer and intersectional advocacy through art and education. 

Interested in beginning a career in publishing, with experience as a slush pile reader, intern, and literary magazine editor. 

• Writing Tutor and Graduate Instructor at the University of Miami
• Intern at Juniper Books 
• Intern at Trio House Press
• Reader at Frontier Poetry
• Poetry Editor at Sinking City Magazine
• Receptionist at H&R Block
• Events & Setup Manager at the University Memorial Center in Boulder, CO

MFA in Poetry at the University of Miami

BA in Creative Writing and Japanese at the University of Colorado Boulder