Reginald Harris

In: Poetry

Recipient of Individual Artist Awards

for both poetry and fiction from the Maryland State Arts Council, Reginald Harris is in charge of IT Support and public computer training for the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Co-complier of Carry The Word: A Bibliography of Black LGBTQ Books (Vintage Entity Press, 2007), his first book, 10 Tongues (Three Conditions Press, 2001) was finalist for a Lambda Literary Award and the ForeWord Book of the Year. His poetry, fiction, reviews and articles have appeared in numerous journals and websites, including 5 AM, African-American Review, Blithe House Quarterly, Black Issues Book Review, Gargoyle, Lodestar Quarterly, Poetry Midwest, Sou'wester and the Best Black Gay Erotica, Black Silk, Bum Rush the Page, Gathering Ground: A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem's First Decade, and Voices Rising: Celebrating 20 Years of Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Writing anthologies. Harris has done readings and workshops at various venues including the Bowery Poetry Club (New York, NY); Catonsville (MD) High School; Johns Hopkins University; Simmons College (Boston MA); and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Born in Annapolis, Maryland, he lives with his partner in the Waverly neighborhood of Baltimore.