Georgia Anne Banks Martin

Georgia Anne Banks Martin - Georgia Ann Banks-Martin was born in Lincoln Park, MI on Feb. 6, 1971. She was raised on the southwest side of Detroit in the area known as Marion Park. She attended Beard Elementary, Wilson Middle School, and Southwestern High. However, she completed high school at Sidney Lanier in 1989 after relocating to Montgomery, AL during the summer of 1988. She earned her BA in English, Language Arts at Huntingdon College, Montgomery, AL (1997) and her M.F.A. (Poetry) at Queens University of Charlotte, located in Charlotte, NC (2009). Currently she is pursuing a Ph.D. in Mythological Studies at Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpentaria, CA

Her poetry currently appears or is forthcoming in: African-American Review; After Shocks: The Poetry of Recovery after life Shattering Events; Fieralingue; Möbius: The Poetry Journal; Pearl Magazine; Prick of the Spindle; Thanal Online; Up the Staircase; and Xavier Review. She and her husband, Roger D. Martin currently live in Montgomery, AL with their dog, Gargoyle and their four lovely cats: Adaline, Nikkie, and Socks.