Kim Addonizio
Poet and Novelist

Lucifer at the Starlite: Poems
W. W. Norton, 2009

Ordinary Genius: A Guide for the Poet Within
W. W. Norton, 2009

My Dreams Out In The Street: A Novel
Simon & Schuster, 2007

Little Beauties: A Novel
Simon & Schuster, 2005

What is This Thing Called Love: Poems
Norton, 2004

Dorothy Parker's Elbow:
Tattoos on Writers, Writers on Tattoos (edited with Cheryl Dumesnil)
Warner Books, 2002

Tell Me: Poems
BOA Editions, 2000

Additional Published Works

Books

• In the Box Called Pleasure: Stories. Fiction Collective 2, 1999
• The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry (co-authored
  with Dorianne Laux). Norton, 1997
• Jimmy & Rita: Poems. BOA Editions, 1997
• The Philosopher's Club: Poems. BOA Editions, 1994

Journals

Another Chicago Magazine, Agni, Alaska Quarterly Review, American Poetry Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, Denver Quarterly, Five Fingers Review, Five Points, Ironwood, Italian Americana, Kalliope, Madison Review, New England Review, Northwest Review, Paris Review, Ploughshares, Poet Lore, Poetry, Poetry East, Poetry International, Prairie Schooner, The Prose Poem, Quarry West, Tampa Review, Threepenny Review, Willow Springs, Yellow Silk, etc.

Anthologies and Textbooks

• Best American Poetry 2000, ed. Dove, Scribner
• The Beacon Best of 1999, ed. Shange, Beacon Press
• The Book of Love, ed. Ackerman & Mackin, Norton
• Boomer Girls, ed. Gemin & Sergi, University of Iowa Press
• Catholic Girls, ed. Sumrall & Vecchione, Plume
• The Geography of Home: California's Poetry of Place, ed. Buckley & Young, Heyday
• An Introduction to Poetry, ed. Kennedy & Gioia, Little, Brown
• An Introduction to Literature, ed. Kennedy & Gioia, Little, Brown
• Lovers, ed. Sumrall, The Crossing Press
• The Maverick Poets, ed. Kowit, Gorilla Press
• Microfiction, ed. Stern, Norton
• A New Geography of Poets, ed. Field, Locklin, Stetler, University of Arkansas Press
• Pushcart Prize Anthology XXI, ed. Matthews, Strachan, Henderson, Pushcart Press
• Night Out, ed. Brown & Bosselaar, Milkweed Editions
• Things Shaped in Passing: More "Poets for Life" Writing From the AIDS Pandemic, ed. Klein & McCann, Persea

Awards and Honors

• John Ciardi Lifetime Achievement Award, 2003
• James Dickey Poetry Award from Five Points, 2001
• Tell Me Finalist, National Book Award, 2000
• Chelsea Poetry Award, 1998
• The Poet's Companion selected as Featured Alternate for Book of the Month Club,
  Quality Paperback Book Club and Writer's Digest Book Club, 1997
• Pushcart Prize in Poetry, 1996
• Teaching Fellowship in Poetry, White River Conference, 1997
• Commonwealth Club of California Poetry Medal for The Philosopher's Club, 1995
• NEA Creative Writing Fellowships, 1995 and 1990
• The Philosopher's Club nominated for Bay Area Book Reviewers Award, 1995
• Great Lakes Colleges Association Award for The Philosopher's Club, 1995
• Meralmikjen Fellow in Poetry, Bread Loaf Conference, 1994

Education

• MA English Literature/Creative Writing, 1986
  San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
• BA Liberal Studies, Summa Cum Laude, 1982
  San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA