BOOKS

Francis, A. (2022). A Fresh Start Will Put You On Your Way. Finishing Line Press.

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Francis, A. (2015). I Am Trying to Show You My Matchbook Collection. CutBank Books.

I Am Trying to Show You My Matchbook Collection is a singular narrative told in a series of hybrid poems that approach a finite memory with an “infinity” of perspectives. The narrative targets a summer day, June 9, 2012, poolside, at Alison Deming’s house in the Catalina foothills. When I think back to this day in Tucson, it’s emblematic of a whole summer. Ordinary events are promoted to extraordinary because a part of me decided this wasn’t just a summer day, but the summer day. The project, therefore, seeks to include as many details as possible, vis-a-vis a prism of memory, in order to dilate the time and space in which they occur and to render a portrait with the highest resolution possible.

For more information, an interview with Heather Jurva, of CutBank, can be read on CutBank’s website.

Grant Miller reviewed my book on Portland Book Review’s website. He says, “The highs and the lows of Francis’s chapbook work together like a good song. Flashes of ah-ha moments strike the reader like a mid-summer lightning storm, briefly illuminating some truth that lies deeper than the effervescent surface of swimming pools, nipple rings, and Chick-fil-A sandwiches.”

JOURNALS

Francis, A. (2020). Daughter as Disguise. Harpur Palate, 19(2)/20(1), 34.
Francis, A. (2020). Concentrate and Ask Again. Cathexis Northwest Press.
Francis, A. (2020). Someone Is Watching the Microphone. Cathexis Northwest Press.
Francis, A. (2020). I’m Bad Too. Cathexis Northwest Press.
Francis, A. (2019). When I’ve Run Out of Coffee and/or First Person Plural. The Penn Review, 69(2).
Francis, A. (2018). I am Going to See a Mass of Cells. Columbia Poetry Review, 31, 95.
Francis, A. (2018). So Much. Columbia Poetry Review, 31, 96.
Francis, A. (2018). More Chance for Disappointment. Lindenwood Review, 8, 63.
Francis, A. (2018). Less Chance for Disappointment. Lindenwood Review, 8, 62.
Francis, A. (2018). To Be Sober Is To Be Sober. TAMMY, 9, 78–79.
Francis, A. (2018). O’er the Fields. Lunch Ticket, 12.
Francis, A. (2019). The Title of This Poem Is Brothers. Zone 3, 34, 51.
Francis, A. (2017). This Poem Is Not About a Folk Song. Berkeley Poetry Review, 47, 82.
Francis, A. (2017). Monsoon Season. Berkeley Poetry Review, 47, 83.
Francis, A. (2016). When We’ve Run Out of Money and/or Whiskey. Willow Springs, 77, 8.
Francis, A. (2015). This Poem Is About a Folk Song. Prick of the Spindle, 9, 154–155.
Francis, A. (2015). Meeting a Tree During My Insomniac Phase. Timber Journal, 5, 21.
Francis, A. (2015). How It Begins. Cimarron Review, 192, 7–8.
Francis, A. (2015). Daytime Responsible. Cimarron Review, 192, 9–10.
Francis, A. (2015). When My Head Hangs Too Low. Greensboro Review, 98, 3.
Francis, A. (2015). Return Only to Leave. Six Seasons Review, 3, 82.
Francis, A. (2014). A Fresh Start Will Put You On Your Way. Portland Review.
Francis, A. (2013). Proving Grounds: An Exquisite Corpse From the Nevada National Security Site. Terrain.org.
Francis, A. (2012). What You Let. CutBank, 77, 102.

ANTHOLOGIES

Francis, A. (2020). and/or Deep, and/or Deserving. In A. Monson (Ed.), D20: The 20th anniversary tarot deck. (The Star). New Michigan Press.
Francis, A. (2017). Blueprint—Front w/Mountain View. In E. Hellstern (Ed.), The Telepoem Book (pp. 8 –9). Skyheart Studios.
Francis, A. (2017). I Am Going Too Long in Wet Clothes in Order to Remember. In E. Hellstern (Ed.), The Telepoem Book (pp. 8 –9). Skyheart Studios.
Francis, A. (2017). I Have Known a Word of Concern Such as Inflamed. In E. Hellstern (Ed.), The Telepoem Book (pp. 8 –9). Skyheart Studios.
Francis, A. (2016). Daytime Responsible. In E. Stalcup (Ed.), The Narrow Chimney Reader (pp. 120–121). Four Chambers Press.
Francis, A. (2016). When My Head Hangs Too Low. In E. Stalcup (Ed.), The Narrow Chimney Reader (p. 119). Four Chambers Press.

STAGED PLAYS

Francis, A. & Lenhart, L. (Writers), & Francis, A. & Lenhart, L. (Directors). (2018, October
25). Ghouls’ night out. Live performance at the Doris Harper White Theater, Flagstaff, AZ.
Francis, A. (Writer), & Cummins, A. (Director). (2018, May 18). This poem is about a folk
song. Live performance at the Flagstaff Visitor Center, Flagstaff, AZ.
Francis, A. & Lenhart, L. (Writers), & Francis, A. & Lenhart, L. (Directors). (2017, October
26). We both go down together. Live performance at the Doris Harper White Theater, Flagstaff, AZ.

EXHIBITS

Francis, A. (2019). The Careful Sneezer [Ekphrastic poem] with H. Lomahaftewa’s (1941)
The Careful Sneezer [Painting]. Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ. https://musnaz.org

INTERVIEWS AND REVIEWS

Francis, A. (2016). On sometimes we walk with our nails out [Review of the book We walk
with our nails out, by S. Bartlett]. DIAGRAM, 16(2).
Francis, A. (2015). On the good dark [Review of the book The good dark, by A. Guthrie].
DIAGRAM, 15(6).
Francis, A. (2015). On the father of the arrow is the thought [Review of the book The father of
the arrow is the thought, by C. DeWeese]. DIAGRAM, 15(4).
Francis, A. (2015). On hallelujah for the ghosties [Review of the book Hallelujah for the
ghosties, by M. Jordan]. DIAGRAM, 15(1).
Francis, A. (2013). An interview with Shane McCrae. The Volta, 14.
Francis, A. (2012). On arco iris [Review of the book Arco iris, by S. Vapp]. The Volta Blog.
Francis, A. (2012). On cloud vs cloud [Review of the book Cloud vs cloud, by E. Paquin]. The Volta Blog.

EDITORIAL

Francis, A (2016). Special report: The enchanted quill [Editorial]. The Fairy Tale Review.
Francis, A (2016). Fairy-tale files: Princess moonlight [Editorial]. The Fairy Tale Review.
Francis, A (2012). Poetry off the page [Editorial]. Poetry Flash. Retrieved October 12, 2021,
Francis, A (2011). Where to toast the new year in San Francisco [Editorial]. Matador Network.
Francis, A (2011). Meal surreal: Evil feng shui grips gastro-pub [Editorial]. Matador Network.

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

2021 Longlist. The Palette Poetry Prize. Palette Poetry.
2021 Scholarship Recipient. Looking Glass Rock Writers’ Conference w/Paisley Rekdal. Brevard College and the Transylvania County Library, workshop tuition.
2021 Nominee. Pushcart Prize. Harpur Palate. Binghamton University.
2021 Finalist. [PANK] Big Book Contest.[PANK}.
2020 Nominee. Best New Poets. The University of Virginia Press.
2020 Finalist. First Book Award for Poetry. Zone 3 Press. Austin Peay State University.
2020 Finalist. 2020 Ghost Peach Press Prize. Ghost Peach Press.
2019 Semifinalist. Akron Poetry Prize. The University of Akron Press.
2019 Nominee. Best of the Net. The Lindenwood Review. Lindenwood University.
2014 First Runner-up. CutBank Chapbook Contest. CutBank Books. The University of Montana.
2013 Fellow. The Port Townsend Writers’ Conference w/Terrance Hayes. Centrum Foundation, workshop tuition, and fees.
2012 Honorable Mention. The Academy of American Poets Prize. The Academy of American Poets and the University of Arizona.
2012 Finalist. Patricia Goedicke Prize in Poetry. CutBank. The University of Montana.
2012 Nominee. Discovered Voices Award. Iron Horse Literary Review. Texas Tech University.