Megan Volpert writes for PopMatters & is the author of a bunch of books on communication & popular culture, including two Lambda Literary Award finalists. She has been teaching high school English in Atlanta for over a decade & was 2014 Teacher of the Year. She edited the American Library Association-honored anthology This assignment is so gay: LGBTIQ Poets on the Art of Teaching, and co-edited Tom Petty & Philosophy.

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BIOGRAPHY

Megan Volpert grew up in Chicago and lives in Atlanta with her wife, Mindy.  Volpert holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Louisiana State University and has been teaching high school English for the past thirteen years.

She is currently researching queer fashion and drag subjectivity, as well as collaborating with acclaimed performance artist Craig Gingrich-Philbrook on a project about the nature of failure. Additionally, she regularly writes for PopMatters and Atlanta INtown.

Volpert spent seven years as a nationally competitive debater, then several more years competing in poetry slams. Her early publications focused on language play rooted in surrealism, before turning toward a variety of hybrid forms invested in confessionalism. Increasingly, Volpert's work can be characterized simply as journalism or essays.

Throughout her writing career, Volpert has been influenced by second-generation New York School poetry and has displayed a strong interest in performance studies. Volpert is a theory junky who cannot resist rock and roll. Her work is consistently argumentative. She used to drive a scooter.

photos by Rob Friedman

CURRICULUM VITAE

Publication

Editor, Closet Cases
         Little Rock: Et Alia Press, 2020.
Co-Editor, RuPaul's Drag Race and Philosophy
         Chicago: Open Court, 2019.
Boss Broad
         Little Rock: Sibling Rivalry Press, 2019.
Co-Editor, Tom Petty and Philosophy
         Chicago: Open Court, 2019.
Straight Into Darkness
         McLean, VA: Miniver Press, 2018.
1976
         Little Rock: Sibling Rivalry Press, 2016.
Order Sutra
         Philadelphia: Lame House Press, 2015.
Only Ride
         Little Rock: Sibling Rivalry Press, 2014.
Editor, This assignment is so gay
         Little Rock: Sibling Rivalry Press, 2013.
Sonics in Warholia
         Little Rock: Sibling Rivalry Press, 2011.
The Desense of Nonfense
         Buffalo: BlazeVOX Books, 2009.
Face Blindness
         Buffalo: BlazeVOX Books, 2007. 
Domestic Transmission
         San Antonio: MetroMania Press, 2007. 

Education

Certificate, Georgia Professional Standards Commission, 2007, English 6-12, Level T6.

MFA, Louisiana State University, 2006, Creative Writing.

BA, Illinois State University, 2003, English.           

Teaching

English teacher, Fulton County Schools, 2006-present.
        Honors World Literature, Journalism, Public Speaking.
        Teacher of the Year, Roswell High School, 2014.