Kim Addonizio
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| Kim Addonizio | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 31, 1954 |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Georgetown University San Francisco State University |
| Occupation | poet, novelist |
Kim Addonizio (born Kim Addie, July 31, 1954, Bethesda, Maryland[1]) is an award-winning American poet and novelist.
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[edit] Life
Addonizio is the daughter of tennis champion Pauline Betz and sports writer Bob Addie.
She briefly attended Georgetown University before dropping out and returning to school at American University two years later. Two and a half years after attending American, Addonizio dropped out.[2] She ended up moving to San Francisco and receiving a B.A. and M.F.A. from San Francisco State University. She has taught at San Francisco State University, as well as Goddard College.[3]
She has a daughter, Aya Cash, and currently lives in Oakland, California.
[edit] Awards
- two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships
- 2005 Guggenheim Fellowship
- 2004 Mississippi Review Fiction Prize
- 2000 National Book Award nomination for Tell Me
- 2000 Pushcart Prize for "Aliens"
- 1994 San Francisco Commonwealth Club Poetry Medal
[edit] Works
[edit] Poetry
- "What Do Women Want", poets.org
- "Eating Together", Poetry, June 2003
- "Scary Movies", Poetry, March 2000
- "The First Line is the Deepest", Poetry, January 2009
- "Weaponry", Poetry, February 2009
- "Lucifer at the Starlite", Three Penny Review, Summer 2007
- What is this Thing Called Love. W. W. Norton & Company. 2003. ISBN 9780393057263. http://books.google.com/books?id=vJC97sRQiikC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Kim+Addonizio#v=onepage&q=&f=false.
- Tell Me. Boa Editions. 2000. ISBN 9781880238912.
- Jimmy & Rita. BOA Editions. 1997. ISBN 9781880238417.
- The Philosopher's Club. Boa Editions. 1994. ISBN 9781880238028.
[edit] Fiction
- Little Beauties. Simon and Schuster. 2005. ISBN 9780743274562. http://books.google.com/books?id=DCHPqw9iMD0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Kim+Addonizio#v=onepage&q=&f=false.
- My Dreams Out in the Street. Simon and Schuster. 2007. ISBN 9780743297721. http://books.google.com/books?id=j-1yQn83uB8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Kim+Addonizio#v=onepage&q=&f=false.
- In the box called pleasure: stories. FC2. 1999. ISBN 9781573660815. http://books.google.com/books?id=2suvOKe6fV4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Kim+Addonizio#v=onepage&q=&f=false.
[edit] Non-Fiction
- Ordinary Genius: A True & Beautiful Course in Writing Poetry. W.W. Norton. 2009.
- Kim Addonizio, Dorianne Laux (1997). The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393316544. http://books.google.com/books?id=skuaq3033OoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Kim+Addonizio#v=onepage&q=&f=false.
- Kim Addonizio, Cheryl Dumesnil, ed. (2002). Dorothy Parker's Elbow: Tattoos on Writers, Writers on Tattoos. Diane Publishing Co. ISBN 9780756791599.
- Kim Addonizio, Jeb Livingood, ed. (2009). Best New Poets 2009: 50 Poems from Emerging Writers. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 9780976629641.
[edit] Anthologies
- Billy Collins, ed. (2005). "Chicken". 180 more: extraordinary poems for every day. Random House, Inc.. ISBN 9780812972962. http://books.google.com/books?id=LBD3cfm2_dcC&pg=RA1-PA259&dq=Kim+Addonizio#v=onepage&q=Kim%20Addonizio&f=false.
- Sam Hamill, Sally Anderson, ed. (2003). "Cranes in August". Poets against the War. Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 9781560255390. http://books.google.com/books?id=sdxJOtDmPywC&pg=PA1&dq=Kim+Addonizio&lr=#v=onepage&q=Kim%20Addonizio&f=false.
- Billy Collins, David Lehman, ed. (2006). The best American poetry, 2006. Scribner Poetry. ISBN 9780743257596.
- Kim Addonizio, Laurie Duesing, Dorianne Laux (1987). Three West Coast Women. Five Fingers Poetry.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.redroom.com/author/kim-addonizio/bio
- ^ Addonizio, Kim (2009). Ordinary genius : a guide for the poet within (1st ed. ed.). New York: W.W. Norton. pp. 55-56. ISBN 9780393334166.
- ^ http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/725
[edit] External links
- Kim Addonizio's official web site
- Kim Addonizio's poet page at The Poetry Foundation
- "Poem for the New Year"
- Kim Addonizio on creativity and the creative process, an interview with about-creativity.com July 26, 2007
- Audio: Kim Addonizio performing "Fuck" on the Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
- Audio: Kim Addonizio reads "Muse" from the book What Is This Thing Called Love
- Audio: Kim Addonizio reads "You Were" from the book Lucifer at the Starlite
