Kenneth Gangemi Explained

Kenneth Gangemi
Birth Date:	23 November 1937
Birth Place:	Bronxville, New York, USA
Occupation:	Poet and fiction writer
Language:	English
Education:	Stanford University, San Francisco State College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Scarsdale High School
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Notableworks:	Olt (1969), Lydia (1970), Corroboree (1977), The Volcanoes from Puebla (1979), The Interceptor Pilot (1980)
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Years Active:	1966–present

Kenneth Gangemi (born 1937, Bronxville, New York) is an American poet and fiction writer, best known for his 1969 debut novel, Olt, which has been variously republished and translated.^{[1] [2] [3]}

In addition to publications in magazines and anthologies, he is the author of five books, three of them also published in England. Translations have appeared in French, German, Danish, and Turkish. He has had residencies at the Millay Colony for the Arts, Blue Mountain Center, and the Djerassi Resident Artists Program. He has won a Pushcart Prize,^[4] a New York State CAPS grant, and a Stegner Fellowship^[5] at Stanford University.

Published works

• Olt, a novel. London: Calder & Boyars, 1969. New York: Orion Press (an imprint of Grossman/Viking), 1969. Paris: L'Herne, 1972. Frankfurt: März Verlag, 1977. London and New York: Marion Boyars, 1985. Copenhagen: Husets Forlag, 1991. Istanbul: Iletisim Yayinlari, 1994. Lincoln: iUniverse, 2001.
• Lydia, a collection of poetry. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1970.
• Corroboree, humor and satire. New York: Assembling Press, 1977.
• The Volcanoes from Puebla, fiction based on living and traveling in Mexico. London and New York: Marion Boyars, 1979, 1989. Lincoln: iUniverse, 2001.
• Lydia/Corroborée, a dual volume, Lydia bilingual. Paris: Christian Bourgois, 1980.
• The Interceptor Pilot, a cinematic novel. Paris: Flammarion (Pilote de chasse), 1975. London and New York, Marion Boyars, 1980, 1982. Lincoln: iUniverse, 2001.

External links

• Six Stories by Kenneth Gangemi, Vice, 2008.
• WNYC Reader's Almanac, December 10, 1979. Interview with host Walter James Miller

Notes and References

1. Web site: OLT by Kenneth Gangemi | Kirkus Reviews. www.kirkusreviews.com.
2. Web site: Kenneth Gangemi on Nonsense, Assemblage, and the Mask of Fiction. www.gargoylemagazine.com.
3. McCaffery. Larry. Gregory. Sinda. Sophisticated Innocence: An Interview with Kenneth Gangemi. Mississippi Review. 1991. 20. 1/2. 63–75.
4. Web site: 'Instant Success,' 10 Years Later. Walter. Kendrick. November 24, 1985. NYTimes.com.
5. Web site: Former Stegner Fellows | Creative Writing Program. creativewriting.stanford.edu.