Bio
Skylar Alexander wears many hats: she is an English teacher in an online private school; a book designer working with small presses, nonprofits, and individual clients; and a writer of poetry, creative nonfiction, and flash fiction. Her debut collection, Searching for Petco, was published by Forklift Books in 2022, and other works of hers have appeared in numerous places. She earned degrees in English and Entrepreneurial Management from the University of Iowa in 2015 and a Master's in Secondary Education from NYU Steinhardt in 2022. She is a part-time digital nomad, splitting her time between her native Midwest, the East Coast, and abroad.
Publication History
Collections
Searching for Petco. Forklift Books. 2022.
Poetry
“Birds & Bees,” “It Doesn’t Thrill Me Half as Much,” “Shote’s Head,” “The Art of Carving” | Whiskey Tit. Online. 2024.
“Briars. Ellsworth Kelly. 1961.” | SWWIM Every Day. Online. 2021.
“Mick Foley Death Wish” | Beholder, Issue 2. Online and in print. 2019.
“Champagne Saber” | Beholder, Issue 1. Online. 2018.
“Satori" | Mantra, Issue 1. Online. Spring 2018.
“Calving"; “Dear Human Being" | Forklift, Ohio: A Journal of Poetry, Cooking, & Light Industrial Safety, Issue 35. Print. 2017.
“Bound to Being; Knot Connected. Lauren Frances Evans. 2015." | PromptPress. Online. August 2017.
“Searching for Petco" | Hobart. Online. June 2016.
“On Making Mustard Gas in Grandma's Basement" | Poetry City, USA, Volume 5. Print. Spring 2015.
“The Bird of Hermes" | The Adirondack Review. Online. Spring 2014.
Fiction
“‘Bully’ Comes From The Middle Dutch Word For Lover” | Cutbank, Weekly Flash Prose and Prose Poetry Feature. Online. 2019.
"The Unicorn" | Smokelong Quarterly, Issue 57. Online. September 2017.
Editorial Work
Assistant Editor & Designer; The Atlas, Vol. 14, 2019.
Assistant Editor & Designer; The Atlas, Vol. 13, 2018.
Assistant Editor & Designer; The Atlas, Vol. 12, 2017.
Assistant Editor & Designer; The Atlas, Vol. 11, 2016.
Editorial Assistant; The Iowa Review, Vol. 45, 2015.
Assistant Editor & Designer; The Atlas, Vol. 10, 2015.
Assistant Editor & Designer; The Atlas, Vol. 9, 2014.
Assistant Editor & Designer; The Atlas, Vol. 8, 2013.
Assistant Editor; The Atlas, Vol. 7, 2012.