Amanda Johnston (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