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Chris Tysh

Chris Tysh was born and raised in Paris, and studied American literature at the Sorbonne. Her books include: Allen Ginsberg, a critical study,  was published in Paris by Editions Seghers in the series “Poètes d’Aujourd’hui”;  Our Lady of the Flowers, Echoic (Les Figues Press); Molloy: The Flip Side (BlazeVOX [books]); Night Scales: A Fable for Klara K (United Artists Books); Cleavage (Roof Books, 2004); Continuity Girl (United Artists Books, 2000); In the Name (Past Tents Press, 1994); and Coat of Arms. Her Motor City drama, car men, a play in d, was staged at the Detroit Institute of Arts under the direction of Carla Harryman in 1996. She is a 2003 National Endowment for the Arts fellow. She teaches writing and women’s studies at Wayne State University in Detroit.