Aiden Hunt is a neurodivergent writer, editor, journalist, poet and literary critic based in the Philadelphia, PA suburbs. He is the Editor-in-Chief and Creator of the Philly Poetry Chapbook Review, founded in December, 2023. His literary criticism has been published (or is forthcoming) in Tupelo Quarterly, On the Seawall and Fugue Journal.
Aiden is working on two long poetry projects: a collection of poems about memory inspired by parents’ aging and a long poem about life as a person with neurodivergent thinking. In between, he hopes to publish occasional poems in literary magazines.
Though he’s been writing poetry privately since childhood, Aiden only felt the confidence to pursue publication in June, 2023. Prior to this, Aiden ran Profiles in Legalization, a cannabis policy news site and the activist Cannabis Salvation Blog. Full journalism credits can be found at the MuckRack links below.
Interviews
New Lit on the Block :: Philly Chapbook Poetry Review (NewPages.com, 2/6/24)
Interview with P. Aiden Hunt of Profiles in Legalization (Newstex Blog, 12/1/21)
Recent literary criticism
On Photos That Lie & Poems of Hard Truths: Diana Khoi Nguyen’s Root Fractures (Tupelo Quarterly Reviews, March 2024)
Book Review :: Modern Poetry by Diane Seuss (NewPages.com, 3/6/24)
Of War’s Seductions & Consequences: A Chapbook Review (Philly Poetry Chapbook Review, Jan./Feb. 2024)
Father Figures: A Review of Books by Arthur Russell and CooXooEii Black (Philly Poetry Chapbook Review, Jan./Feb. 2024)
- Book Review: At the Car Wash by Arthur Russell
National Book Critic Circle member, Aiden Hunt, reviews “At the Car Wash”, a chapbook collection of poems by Arthur Russell. (Rattle Foundation, 2023)
Personal Social Media Presence
Philly Poetry Chapbook Review Links
Professional Organizations
National Writers Union, Freelance Solidarity Project
Editorial Freelancers Association
Muck Rack
Aiden Hunt, Freelance Journalist Page
Aiden Hunt, Editor & Publisher Page
Philly Poetry Chapbook Review Outlet Page
Aiden Hunt is a creative writer. He practices public policy journalism under the byline, “P. Aiden Hunt.” His main focus is cannabis and drug policy.
Aiden has lived in the Philadelphia suburbs for most of his life. He lived in Denver, CO for the first 6 months of 2014 to cover the beginning of legal cannabis.
Profiles in Legalization is a series of literary profile essays about significant figures in U.S. cannabis legalization.
LegalizationProfiles.org is also a cannabis policy site and trade publication, featuring news from around the web and original reporting. The site is syndicated by ACI Information Group.
Note: The reprinted articles on this site are intended to be viewed as the author’s portfolio, not for public promotion. Articles not written for The Cannabis Salvation Blog or MarijuanaPolicyNews.org and pictured reproductions thereof are property of the original publisher. The publisher is linked in the article when possible.
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