Kathleen Ossip

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Kathleen Ossip
BornAlbany, New York, U.S.
OccupationPoet
GenrePoetry

Kathleen Ossip is an American poet and writer. She is the author of three volumes of poetry: The Do-Over, which was a New York Times Editors' Choice;[1] The Cold War, which was one of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2011;[2] and The Search Engine, selected by Derek Walcott for the American Poetry Review/Honickman First Book Prize.[3] Her poems have appeared widely in such publications as The Washington Post, The Best American Poetry, The Best American Magazine Writing, The New York Review of Books, The Nation, The New Republic, The Believer, Poetry, Paris Review, Kenyon Review, and many others.

Ossips's collection Do Over was published in 2015 to much critical acclaim, with reviews in The New York Times,[4][5] The Harvard Review,[6] The Boston Review,[7] Slate[8] and other journals and publications.[9][10][11]

Ossip teaches at The New School, the 92nd Street Y, and the Hudson Valley Writers Center. She was born in Albany, NY and lives in Hastings on Hudson, NY, with her family.[citation needed]

Published works[edit]

  • July (Sarabande Books, 2021)
  • The Do-Over (Sarabande Books, 2015)
  • The Cold War (Sarabande Books, 2011)
  • The Search Engine (American Poetry Review/Copper Canyon Press, 2002)

Awards[edit]

  • Radcliffe Fellowship, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, 2016–2017.
  • The Do-Over, a New York Times Editors’ Choice, May 1, 2015.[1]
  • “Elegies” selected for The Best American Magazine Writing, 2014.[12]
  • Pushcart Prize for “Elegies,” 2015.[13]
  • Fellow, New York Foundation for the Arts, 2007.[14]
  • The Search Engine, American Poetry Review/Honickman First Book Prize.[3] Selected by Derek Walcott. 2002.
  • "The Nature of Things” selected for The Best American Poetry 2001. Editor, Robert Hass.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Burt, Stephen. "'The Do-Over,' by Kathleen Ossip". The New York Times. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Best Books 2011: Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Kathleen Ossip, The Search Engine". The Honickman Foundation. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  4. ^ ""The Do-Over." Review by Stephanie Burt". New York Times Book Review. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  5. ^ "Kathleen Ossip". New York Times. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  6. ^ ""The Do-Over." Review by Heather Treseler". The Harvard Review. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Review:"The Carbon Cycle." Review of The Do-Over by Martha Silano". The Boston Review. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  8. ^ ""The Now is Falling." Review of The Do-Over by Jonathan Farmer". Slate. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  9. ^ ""The Do-Over: Kathleen Ossip Shows Us How to Remember." Review by Hannah Star Rogers". Tupelo Quarterly. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  10. ^ ""Poetry roundup."". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  11. ^ ""Elegies for Existence." Review of The Do-Over by Tony Leuzzi". Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  12. ^ "The Best American Magazine Writing 2014". Columbia University Press. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  13. ^ "The Pushcart Prize XXXIX: Best of the Small Presses, 2015 Edition". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  14. ^ "All Fellows, New York Foundation for the Arts". New York Foundation for the Arts. Retrieved January 15, 2020.