Kim Addonizio
Kim Addonizio is an American poet and novelist.
Life
Addonizio was born in Washington, D.C., United States. She is the daughter of tennis champion Pauline Betz and sports writer Bob Addie.She briefly attended Georgetown University and American University before dropping out of both. She later moved to San Francisco and received a B.A. and M.A. from San [Francisco State University]. She has taught at San Francisco State University and Goddard College.
She has a daughter, actress 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 Finalist for Tell Me
- 2000 Pushcart Prize for "Aliens"
- 1994 San Francisco Commonwealth Club Poetry Medal
Works
Poetry
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