Alessandra Lynch

She is the author of four collections of poetry, most recently Pretty Tripwire.[1] Her third, Daylily Called It a Dangerous Moment, won the Balcones Poetry Prize,[2] and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize,[3] and UNT Rilke Poetry Prize,[4] and was named one of the ten best books of poetry in 2017 by The New York Times.[5] Her second, It was a terrible cloud at twilight, won the Lena-Miles Wever Todd Prize.[6]

Her work has appeared in the American Poetry Review, The Antioch Review, Colorado Review, The Cortland Review, The Massachusetts Review, Ploughshares, and other literary publications.[1] Her books have been reviewed in The New York Times,[5] Publishers Weekly,[7] Library Journal,[8] Ploughshares,[9] The Cincinnati Review,[10] and other venues. She has been interviewed by The Indianapolis Review[11] and Southeast Review. [12]

She has received fellowships from MacDowell,[13] Yaddo,[14] and the Vermont Studio Center,[15] as well as a Creative Renewal Fellowship for the Arts from the Indianapolis Council for the Arts,[16] and a Barbara Deming Award.[17] She is the current Poet-in-Residence at Butler University, and teaches in their undergraduate[15] and MFA programs.[18]

Alessandra Lynch is married to the poet Chris Forhan, and they live in Indianapolis with their sons.[19]

• Pretty Tripwire (Alice James Books, 2021)
• Daylily Called It a Dangerous Moment (Alice James Books, 2017)
• It was a terrible cloud at twilight (Pleaides Press/LSU Press, 2008)
• Sails the Wind Left Behind (Alice James Books, 2002)

• "The Official Website of Alessandra Lynch". Alessandra Lynch's Web Site. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
• "Pretty Tripwire". Alice James Books. Retrieved 2021-12-08.

• Southeast Review An Interview with Alessandra Lynch by Natalie Tombasco
• The Indianapolis Review | Featured Poet: Alessandra Lynch | Interviewed by Natalie Solmer
• Poetry Foundation | Featured Blogger | Voices by Alessandra Lynch