Kim Addonizio (born Kim Addie, July 31, 1954, Bethesda, Maryland) is an award-winning American poet and novelist.| Born | July 31, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Georgetown University San Francisco State University |
| Occupation | poet, novelist |
Addonizio is the daughter of tennis champion Pauline Betz and sports writer Bob Addie.
She briefly attended Georgetown University before 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.
She has a daughter, Aya Cash, and currently lives in Oakland, California.
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
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. Tell Me. Boa Editions. 2000.
- Jimmy & Rita. BOA Editions. 1997.
- The Philosopher's Club. Boa Editions. 1994.
Fiction
- Little Beauties. Simon and Schuster. 2005.
- My Dreams Out in the Street. Simon and Schuster. 2007.
- In the box called pleasure: stories. FC2. 1999.
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.
- Kim Addonizio, Cheryl Dumesnil, ed (2002). Dorothy Parker's Elbow: Tattoos on Writers, Writers on Tattoos. Diane Publishing Co.
- Kim Addonizio, Jeb Livingood, ed (2009). Best New Poets 2009: 50 Poems from Emerging Writers. University of Virginia Press.
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