Amanda Johnston (born 1977) is an African-American poet. She was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and currently resides in Round Rock/Austin, Texas.
A Cave Canem Fellow and a Affrilachian Poet, Johnston is both a poet and performer.
Johnston is the founding editor of Torch : a journal dedicated to poetry, prose, and short stories by African American Women.
2005: Austin International Poetry Festival Christina Sergeyevna Award
2004: Kentucky Foundation for Women Artist Enrichment Grant
2003: Kentucky Foundation for Women Artist Enrichment Grant
2008 "Sparky Considers God's Hands" Cave Canem XI 2007 Anthology
2008 “Orange” The Journal of Affrilachian Arts & Culture
2008 “Making Brown” Pluck!: The Journal of Affrilachian Arts & Culture
2007 "A Burden of Flame: An interivew with Amanda Johnston" Callaloo , Vol. 30, Number 4
2007 “Suburban Cows” New Literati
2007 “Pity” New Literati
2007 “Over Breakfast” His Rib , Penmanship Publishing
2007 “History Lesson” His Rib , Penmanship Publishing
2007 “Bowing in the Church of Beauty” The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South , Georgia Press
2006 “Bowing in the Church of Beauty” Sorin Oak Review
2006 “Origami” Sorin Oak Review
2005 "Cul-de-sac" Kudzu
2005 "Dissecting Heritage" Kudzu
2005 "Thyme for Onions" di-verse-city Anthology
2004 "Reading in Bed" di-verse-city Anthology
2004 "Baby Mama Drama" KRHN Newsletter
2003 "Four Line Depression" The Heartland Review
2002 "Animal Instinct" The Heartland Review
2002 "Miz Cassidy's Vision" The Heartland Review
2002 “If Iraq Happens" The Heartland Review
ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS
2008 "Pinky Wants To Live" The Nubian Chronicles
2008 "Swimsuit" Un-Mute.com
2008 "First Song" Un-Mute.com
2006 “Bowing in the Church of Beauty” Cave Canem Featured Poems
2003 "If Iraq Happens" Poets Against the War
2003 "Miz Cassidy's Vision" Poetry Repair Shop
BOOKS, CHAPBOOKS, CDS, DVDS
2008 Affrilachian Poets at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, DVD
2008 Excerpts, Chapbook
2004 Not Another Love Jones, Chapbook
2004 Quickies, CD
