Carmen Alexandra Eichman

Carmen Alexandra Eichman has written three novels, the first published, When The Ugly Comes, has been hailed as an adult version of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. Eichman traveled extensively as a military colonel’s daughter and studied for eight years under the impressive auspices of master fiction writer, Leonard Bishop, Dare To Be A Great Writer.

An Assistant Professor of English, Eichman manipulates prose with exquisite intuitiveness while creating provocative and unforgettable stories. Providing richly textural and symbolic work, she is now completing her fourth major literary work and continues to publish poetry. Her poetry includes: : "Sleeping Guards," Spring Board Journal, (Fall 2005) "Unwanted Lover Leads the Poet," Subtle Tea (Spring 2006), "Red Edge Obsession," Borderline, (Summer 2006) "Sleeping Guards" and "Mistrust," A Little Poetry (Summer 2006), "Against Pleasure Guilt Madness," All Things Girl (Fall 2006), "Visitor" & "Unfurled," Dan River Review, "Funeral Residue," Invisible Ink Poetry (Feb 2007), "Solid Ground Still Far Away," The Argotist Online(Feb 2007), “Hotel Balcony,” All Things Girl (July 2007).

One fan describes Eichman’s work: “I'm just sitting in the bleachers watching her and marveling...she is much more drama than anything else...it's like I'm watching her free climb, waiting to see which direction she will take next...and all I can do is watch...”

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