Alessandra Lynch
Alessandra Lynch is an American poet and professor.
Career[edit]
She is the author of four collections of poetry, most recently Pretty Tripwire.[1] Her third, Daylily Called It a Dangerous Moment, won the Balcones Poetry Prize,[2] and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize,[3] and UNT Rilke Poetry Prize,[4] and was named one of the ten best books of poetry in 2017 by The New York Times.[5] Her second, It was a terrible cloud at twilight, won the Lena-Miles Wever Todd Prize.[6]
Her work has appeared in the American Poetry Review, The Antioch Review, Colorado Review, The Cortland Review, The Massachusetts Review, Ploughshares, and other literary publications.[1] Her books have been reviewed in The New York Times,[5] Publishers Weekly,[7] Library Journal,[8] Ploughshares,[9] The Cincinnati Review,[10] and other venues. She has been interviewed by The Indianapolis Review[11] and Southeast Review. [12]
She has received fellowships from MacDowell,[13] Yaddo,[14] and the Vermont Studio Center,[15] as well as a Creative Renewal Fellowship for the Arts from the Indianapolis Council for the Arts,[16] and a Barbara Deming Award.[17] She is the current Poet-in-Residence at Butler University, and teaches in their undergraduate[15] and MFA programs.[18]
Personal life[edit]
Alessandra Lynch is married to the poet Chris Forhan, and they live in Indianapolis with their sons.[19]
Published works[edit]
- Pretty Tripwire (Alice James Books, 2021)
- Daylily Called It a Dangerous Moment (Alice James Books, 2017)
- It was a terrible cloud at twilight (Pleaides Press/LSU Press, 2008)
- Sails the Wind Left Behind (Alice James Books, 2002)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Pretty Tripwire". Alice James Books.
- ^ "September/October 2018 - Recent Winners". Poets & Writers.
- ^ "L.A. Times Book Prize finalists include Joyce Carol Oates and Ta-Nehisi Coates; John Rechy receives lifetime achievement award". Los Angeles Times. February 21, 2018.
- ^ "Daylily Called It a Dangerous Moment". Alice James Books.
- ^ a b Orr, David (December 22, 2017). "The Best Poetry of 2017" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Pleiades Press | It was a terrible cloud at twilight".
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: Daylily Called It a Dangerous Moment by Alessandra Lynch. Alice James, $15.95 trade paper (100p) ISBN 978-1-938584-65-7". PublishersWeekly.com.
- ^ Alessandra, Lynch. "Daylily Called It a Dangerous Moment". Library Journal.
- ^ "Review: DAYLILY CALLED IT A DANGEROUS MOMENT by Alessandra Lynch". blog.pshares.org.
- ^ "What We're Reading: Daylily Called It a Dangerous Moment by Alessandra Lynch". February 28, 2019.
- ^ "Featured Poet: Alessandra Lynch". The Indianapolis Review. April 29, 2021.
- ^ Review, Southeast (November 17, 2021). "An Interview with Alessandra Lynch". thesoutheastreview.
- ^ "Alessandra Lynch - Artist". MacDowell.
- ^ "Search Results for "alessandra lynch" – Yaddo". www.yaddo.org.
- ^ a b "- Butler.edu". Butler.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ "Lynch, Alessandra | Arts Council of Indianapolis". indyarts.org.
- ^ "Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, Inc. : Grantees". demingfund.org.
- ^ "Alessandra Lynch – Butler MFA". blogs.butler.edu.
- ^ "Chris Forhan". Poets & Writers.
Sources[edit]
- "The Official Website of Alessandra Lynch". Alessandra Lynch's Web Site. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- "Pretty Tripwire". Alice James Books. Retrieved 2021-12-08.