Kiki Petrosino
Kiki Petrosino | |
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| Born | 1979 (age 41–42) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Occupation | Poet, educator |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia University of Chicago Iowa Writers’ Workshop |
| Notable works | Witch Wife |
| Notable awards | UNT Rilke Prize (2021) Pushcart Prize (2019) |
Kiki Petrosino (born 1979) is an American poet and professor of poetry. She currently teaches at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, and has previously taught at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky, and Spalding University, also in Louisville.
Her collection of poetry Witch Wife was cited by the New York Times as one of the best works of poetry of 2017.[1] Her work has earned her fellowships such as the Al Smith Fellowship from the Kentucky Arts Council[2] and the 2019 Fellowship in Creative Writing from the National Endowment for the Arts.[3] Her prose has appeared in publications including Ploughshares, Poetry Magazine, Iowa Review, and more.[4]
Reviewers have praised Petrosino's use of repetition and unconventional hyphenation in conjunction with traditional poetic forms such the sestina.[5] Petrosino has cited her familiarity with the Italian language and its comparative inflexibility as inspiration for her play with English.[5]
Biography[]
Petrosino was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland.[6] After spending two years in Switzerland teaching Italian and English in a private school,[7] she earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia (2001), a Master of Arts in humanities degree from the University of Chicago (2004), and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop (2006).[8]
Honors and Awards[]
- Rilke Prize, University of North Texas, 2021
- Creative Writing Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts, 2019
- Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship, Kentucky Arts Council, 2019
- Virginia Humanities Fellowship, Fall 2016
- Commonwealth Center for the Humanities and Society Faculty Fellowship, University of Louisville, 2016–17
Works[]
Petrosino's poems have appeared in Best American Poetry and Tin House.[8] She has published four collections, all through Sarabande Books:
- White Blood: A Lyric of Virginia (2020)
- Witch Wife (2017)
- Hymn for the Black Terrific (2013)
- Fort Red Border (2009)
Petrosino has also published a book of poems entitled Black Genealogy (2017) with illustrations by Lauren Haldeman. It was published through Brain Mill Press and released in November 2017[9]
References[]
- ^ Orr, David (22 December 2017). "The Best Poetry of 2017". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Ruffing, Molly (6 May 2019). "An Evening of Poetry with Kiki Petrosino". The Lawrentian. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Kiki Petrosino". Poets.org. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Department of English". english.as.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Leon, Sam (29 June 2018). "Interview with Kiki Petrosino". The Iowa Review. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Wade, Julie Marie (27 April 2018). "Woven from Dreams: A Conversation with Kiki Petrosino". The Rumpus. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Kiki Petrosino". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Top poet Kiki Petrosino joins Spalding MFA in Writing faculty". Spalding University. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Black Genealogy by Kiki Petrosino". Brain Mill Press. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
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