Kiki Petrosino

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Kiki Petrosino
Born1979 (age 43–44)
Baltimore, Maryland
OccupationPoet, educator
Alma mater University of Virginia
University of Chicago
Iowa Writers’ Workshop
Notable worksWitch Wife
Notable awardsUNT 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.

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Early life and education

Petrosino was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. [1] After spending two years in Switzerland teaching Italian and English in a private school, [2] 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). [3]

Career

Petrosino 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. [4] Her work has earned her fellowships such as the Al Smith Fellowship from the Kentucky Arts Council [5] and the 2019 Fellowship in Creative Writing from the National Endowment for the Arts. [6] Her prose has appeared in publications including Ploughshares, Poetry Magazine, Iowa Review, and more. [7]

Reviewers have praised Petrosino's use of repetition and unconventional hyphenation in conjunction with traditional poetic forms such as the sestina. [8] Petrosino has cited her familiarity with the Italian language and its comparative inflexibility as inspiration for her play with English. [8]

Honors and awards

Works

Petrosino has published four collections through Sarabande Books, with Black Genealogy being published by Brian Mill Press.

Petrosino's poems have appeared in Best American Poetry and Tin House . [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Wade, Julie Marie (27 April 2018). "Woven from Dreams: A Conversation with Kiki Petrosino". The Rumpus. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Kiki Petrosino". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  3. 1 2 "Top poet Kiki Petrosino joins Spalding MFA in Writing faculty". Spalding University. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  4. ↑ Orr, David (22 December 2017). "The Best Poetry of 2017". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Ruffing, Molly (6 May 2019). "An Evening of Poetry with Kiki Petrosino". The Lawrentian. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Kiki Petrosino". Poets.org. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Department of English". english.as.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  8. 1 2 Leon, Sam (29 June 2018). "Interview with Kiki Petrosino". The Iowa Review. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Black Genealogy by Kiki Petrosino". Brain Mill Press. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
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