| Dorothea Grossman | |
| Birth Name: | Dorothea Gloria Dwartzin |
| Birth Date: | 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Death Date: | May 6, 2012 (aged 74–75) |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation: | Poet |
| Language: | English |
| Alma Mater: | Temple University |
| Spouse: | Richard Grossman |
Dorothea "Dottie" Grossman (1937–2012) was an American poet active in Los Angeles, where she lived for more than 30 years.[1] Grossman wrote short, often epigrammatic works, such as her series of "Henny Youngman poems," which imagined mundane and humorous glimpses of the Jewish comedian Henny Youngman.[2] Grossman's poems have been published in four books as well as multiple poetry journals and magazines.[1]
Grossman was born in Philadelphia[3] and attended Temple University, where she studied with Gerald Stern.[4]
Grossman read her work regularly throughout the Los Angeles area, and was noted for her collaborations with trombonist Michael Vlatkovich and other musicians. She and Vlatkovitch released a CD entitled Call and Response in 2003.[1]
Grossman was married to avant-garde pianist Richard Grossman until his death in 1992.[3] She frequently addressed her husband in the first person in her poems, and cited his music as well as a wide variety of other musical genres ranging from improvisational jazz to Top 40 radio as major inspirations in her work.[4]
In 2010, Grossman won the J. Howard and Barbara M. J. Wood Prize, awarded by Poetry magazine.[1]
Grossman died in West Los Angeles on May 6, 2012.[3]