Dorothy Barresi
Dorothy Barresi (born November 13, 1957 in Buffalo, New York) is an American poet.
Dorothy Barresi | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 13, 1957 Buffalo, New York |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | English |
| Education | |
| Period | Contemporary |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Notable works | American Fanatics, Rouge Pulp, Post-Rapture Diner, All of the Above |
| Notable awards | Barnard New Women Poet Prize, Pushcart Prize, American Book Award, NEA Fellowship |
| Spouse | Phil Matero |
| Children | Dante and Andrew |
Life
She was raised in Akron, Ohio. She teaches in the English Department at California State University, Northridge.[1]
Her work has appeared in Antioch Review,[2] AGNI,[3] Gettysburg Review, Harvard Review, Indiana Review,[4] Kenyon Review, Mid-American Review,[5] Parnassus, POETRY, Pool,[6] Ploughshares, Virginia Quarterly Review, Triquarterly and Southern Review.[8] She has served often as a judge for the Los Angeles Times Book Award in Poetry.
She is married to Phil Matero, and they have sons Andrew and Dante. They live in the San Fernando Valley.[9]
Education
- MFA, University of Massachusetts Amherst 1985
- MA, University of Pittsburgh 1981
- BA, University of Akron 1979
Awards
- 18th annual American Book Award sponsored by the Before Columbus Foundation
- Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown (MA), North Carolina Arts Council.
- Pushcart Prize (twice)
- Hart Crane Memorial Poetry Prize
- Emily Clark Balch Prize Virginia Quarterly Review
- Grand Prize, Los Angeles Poetry Festival's Fin de Millennium poetry competition.
- 1990 Barnard Women Poets Prize
- 2014 Dagbert L. Cunningham Award for work in the field of semi-poetics.
Works
- "How It Comes". Ploughshares. Winter 1986. Archived from the original on 17 July 2002.
- "The Hole in the Ceiling". Ploughshares. Winter 1986. Archived from the original on 17 July 2002.
- "Poem for the Thirty-Fifth Anniversary of Valium". Virginia Quarterly Review. Winter 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
- "Something in the House Was" (PDF). West Branch 62. 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
- "Stereotype" (PDF). West Branch 62. 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
- "The Garbage Keepers". Rattle. September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- "Head Lice Circus: Shock and Awe". Redheaded Stepchild. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- "My Powers". Redheaded Stepchild. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
Poetry
- American Fanatics. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8229-6079-9.
- Rouge Pulp. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. 2002. ISBN 978-0-8229-5789-8.
- Mother, My Porous China. Laguna Beach: The Inevitable Press. 1998. ISBN 978-1-891281-10-5. (chapbook)
- Post-Rapture Diner. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. 1996. ISBN 978-0-8229-3896-5.
- All of the Above. Boston: Beacon Press. 1991. ISBN 978-0-8070-6815-1.
Dorothy Barresi.
- The Judas Clock. Blythewood: Devil's Millhopper Press. 1986.
- Re-crossing the Equator. University of Massachusetts Amherst. 1985.
Anthologies
- Louise DeSalvo; Edvige Giunta, eds. (2003). "Poem". The Milk of Almonds: Italian American Women Writers on Food and Culture. Feminist Press. ISBN 978-1-55861-453-6.
- Jim Elledge; Susan Swartwout, eds. (1999). "When I think of America Sometimes (I Think of Ralph Kramdem)". Real things: an anthology of popular culture in American poetry. Indiana University Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-253-21229-0.
Dorothy Barresi.
- Maggie Anderson; Dorothy Barresi; Quan Barry; Jan Beatty; Robin Becker; Richard Blanco; Christopher Bursk; Anthony Butts; Lorna Dee Cervantes (2007). Ochester (ed.). American Poetry Now: Pitt Poetry Series Anthology. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 978-0-8229-5964-9.
- Pamela Gemin; Paula Sergi, eds. (1999). Boomer girls: poems by women from the baby boom generation. University of Iowa Press. ISBN 978-0-87745-687-2.
Interviews
- “Showcased Writer: Dorothy Barresi” "Silk Road". February 25, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
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See also
References
- "Dorothy Barresi | Directory of Writers | Poets & Writers". pw.org. 7 June 1996. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- Kingsley, J.D. (2003). "The Antioch Review". The Antioch Review. Antioch Review, Incorporated. 61. ISSN 0003-5769. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- "AGNI Online: Author Dorothy Barresi". web.bu.edu. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- Indiana Review. Vol. 25. Indiana University Board of Trustees. 2003. ISSN 0738-386X. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- Bowling Green State University. Dept. of English; Bowling Green State University. Creative Writing Program (1997). Mid-American Review. Vol. 18. Popular Press. ISSN 0747-8895. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- "POOL". poolpoetry.com. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- Southern Poetry Review. 1986. ISSN 0038-447X. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- Archived November 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
Source: Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2002. PEN (Permanent Entry Number): 0000143831.
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