Alessandra Lynch Explained

Alessandra Lynch is an American poet and professor.

Career

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

Alessandra Lynch is married to the poet Chris Forhan, and they live in Indianapolis with their sons.[19]

Published works

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pretty Tripwire. Alice James Books.
  2. Web site: September/October 2018 - Recent Winners. Poets & Writers.
  3. Web site: L.A. Times Book Prize finalists include Joyce Carol Oates and Ta-Nehisi Coates; John Rechy receives lifetime achievement award. February 21, 2018. Los Angeles Times.
  4. Web site: Daylily Called It a Dangerous Moment. Alice James Books.
  5. Web site: The Best Poetry of 2017. David. Orr. December 22, 2017. NYTimes.com.
  6. Web site: Pleiades Press | It was a terrible cloud at twilight.
  7. Web site: 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.
  8. Web site: Daylily Called It a Dangerous Moment. Lynch. Alessandra. Library Journal.
  9. Web site: Review: DAYLILY CALLED IT A DANGEROUS MOMENT by Alessandra Lynch. blog.pshares.org.
  10. Web site: What We're Reading: Daylily Called It a Dangerous Moment by Alessandra Lynch. February 28, 2019.
  11. Web site: Featured Poet: Alessandra Lynch. April 29, 2021. The Indianapolis Review.
  12. Web site: An Interview with Alessandra Lynch. Southeast. Review. November 17, 2021. thesoutheastreview.
  13. Web site: Alessandra Lynch - Artist. MacDowell.
  14. Web site: Search Results for “alessandra lynch” – Yaddo. www.yaddo.org.
  15. Web site: - Butler.edu . Butler.edu . 2021-12-08.
  16. Web site: Lynch, Alessandra | Arts Council of Indianapolis. indyarts.org.
  17. Web site: Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, Inc. : Grantees. demingfund.org.
  18. Web site: Alessandra Lynch – Butler MFA. blogs.butler.edu.
  19. Web site: Chris Forhan. Poets & Writers.

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