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Dorothy Barresi

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Dorothy Barresi
Born (1957-11-13) November 13, 1957 (age 66)
Buffalo, New York
OccupationPoet
LanguageEnglish
Education
PeriodContemporary
GenrePoetry
Notable worksAmerican Fanatics, Rouge Pulp, Post-Rapture Diner, All of the Above
Notable awardsBarnard New Women Poet Prize, Pushcart Prize, American Book Award, NEA Fellowship
SpousePhil Matero
ChildrenDante and Andrew

Dorothy Barresi (born November 13, 1957, in Buffalo, New York) is an American poet.

Life

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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,[7] 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

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Awards

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Works

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  • "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

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Anthologies

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Interviews

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  • “Showcased Writer: Dorothy Barresi” "Silk Road". February 25, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dorothy Barresi | Directory of Writers | Poets & Writers". pw.org. 7 June 1996. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  2. ^ Kingsley, J.D. (2003). "The Antioch Review". The Antioch Review. 61. Antioch Review, Incorporated. ISSN 0003-5769. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  3. ^ "AGNI Online: Author Dorothy Barresi". web.bu.edu. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  4. ^ Indiana Review. Vol. 25. Indiana University Board of Trustees. 2003. ISSN 0738-386X. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "POOL". poolpoetry.com. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  7. ^ "Show Article". pshares.org. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  8. ^ Southern Poetry Review. 1986. ISSN 0038-447X. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  9. ^ [1] 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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