A poet and visual artist, Kristy Bowen runs dancing girl press & studio, which publishes a chapbook series for women poets, produces the online lit zine wicked alice, and hosts a series of salons and workshops devoted to poetics and publishing. The studio’s online shop, dulcet features a variety of books, art, and paper goods, as well as a selection of vintage finds, random fancies, and bookish accessories. Bowen is the author of the fever almanac (Ghost Road Press, 2006) as well as several chapbooks, including feign (NMP, 2007) and at the hotel andromeda, a collaborative book arts project inspired by Joseph Cornell.
Her second collection, in the bird museum is forthcoming from Dusie Books this summer. Another, girl show, will be published by Ghost Road Press in 2009.