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Michael Gizzi (1949 Schenectady, New York – September 27, 2010 Providence, Rhode Island) was an American poet.[1]
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Life
He graduated from Brown University with a BA and MFA.[2]He worked as a tree surgeon and taught at Lenox High School. He taught at Roger Williams College and Brown University.
He was an editor with Hard Press, Lingo magazine, and Qua Books.[3] His brother is Peter Gizzi.
Awards
- 2007, 1996 Gertrude Stein Award, for Innovative Writing
- 1995 Fund for Poetry Grant
- 1991, 1987 Massachusetts Foundation Grant[4]
Works
- My Grandfather's Pants, Bench Press (1973)
- Carmela Bianca, Bonewhistle Press, 1974, ISBN 9780914298083
- Bird As, Burning Deck (1976)
- Avis, Burning Deck (1979)
- Species of Intoxication, Burning Deck, 1983, ISBN 9780930901103
- Just Like a Real Italian Kid, The Figures (1990)
- Continental Harmony, Roof Books, 1991, ISBN 9780937804414
- Egyptian in hortulus, Paradigm Press, 1991, ISBN 9780945926191
- Interferon, The Figures, 1995, ISBN 9780935724738
- No Both, Hard Press/The Figures, 1997, ISBN 9781889097169
- Too much Johnson. Geoffrey Young. 1999. ISBN 9780935724967. http://books.google.com/books?id=uIlWMRGWHdAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=michael+gizzi&hl=en&ei=65gUTvKwD4fogQeBvdz9BA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEIQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- Cured in the going bebop, Paradigm Press, 2001, ISBN 9780945926610
- My Terza Rima. Great Barrington, MA: Geoffrey Young. 2001. ISBN 9781930589100. http://books.google.com/books?id=yHtGsA5mrUoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=michael+gizzi&hl=en&ei=8pYUTt7HOcTdgQfM56T-BA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- New Depths of Deadpan. Providence, RI: Burning Deck Press, 2009, ISBN 9781886224964
Non-fiction
- "Robert Creeley: In Appreciation", 7 April 2005, The Providence Journal
Reviews
- John Yau (September 2009). "POETRY: After the Road". The Brooklyn Rail. http://www.brooklynrail.org/2009/09/books/after-the-road.
References
- ^ "Michael Gizzi Obituary by 'The Berkshire Eagle'". Legacy.com. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/berkshire/obituary.aspx?n=michael-gizzi&pid=145773333. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- ^ "Publisher's Page: Michael Gizzi". Hard Press Editions. http://www.hardpresseditions.com/gizzi/biogizzi.html. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- ^ Terence Diggory (2009). Encyclopedia of the New York School poets. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9780816057436. http://books.google.com/books?id=Mgsgw2xe-F0C&pg=PT65&dq=michael+gizzi&hl=en&ei=aZoUTs6PEI3UgQfk-Pj9BA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFkQ6AEwCDgU#v=onepage&q=michael%20gizzi&f=false.
- ^ "Michael Gizzi". Foundation for Contemporary Arts. http://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grant_recipients/michael-4.html. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
External links
- "Michael Gizzi : Harriet Staff : Harriet the Blog". The Poetry Foundation. http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2010/09/michael-gizzi/. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- "PennSound: Michael Gizzi". Writing.upenn.edu. http://writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/Gizzi-M.php. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- "Coldfront » Michael Gizzi, 1949-2010". Coldfrontmag.com. 2010-09-30. http://coldfrontmag.com/news/michael-gizzi-1949-2010. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- Kelleher, Michael (2007-02-07). "Michael Gizzi Reads at Rust Belt". Artvoice.com. http://artvoice.com/issues/v6n6/michael_gizzi_reads_at_rust_belt. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- "Michael Gizzi 1949-2010". The Poetry Project. 2011-08-23. http://poetryproject.org/project-blog/michael-gizzi-1949-2010.html. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
Categories:- 1949 births
- 2010 deaths
- American poets
- Brown University alumni
- Brown University faculty
- Roger Williams University faculty
- People from Schenectady, New York
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