Tebot Bach Announces the

2009 Patricia Bibby First Book Award

The Habit of Buenos Aires by Lorraine Healy

Lorraine Healy is an Argentinean poet who recently received her permanent residency to the U.S. on the sole strengths of her poetry, in a case that has set precedent in the immigration history of this country. Lorraine is a Pushcart nominee with an MFA in Creative Writing from New England College, and a post MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University, Los Angeles. Her publishing credits include The Seattle Review, Kimera, Puerto del Sol, The Rio Grande Review, Concrete Wolf, and Calylx. Her chapbooks, The Farthest South and The Archipelago were published by New American Press and Finishing Line Press respectively.

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