Kim Addonizio

Kim Addonizio is a poet, a novelist, and the author of two instructional works on writing poetry. Her several poetry collections include Lucifer at the Starlite (2010) and Tell Me, a finalist for the National Book Award. Her first novel, Little Beauties, was a Best Book of the Month selection, and other awards and honors include a Pushcart Prize, a Commonwealth Club Poetry Medal, and the John Ciardi Lifetime Achievement Award. Addonizio lives in San Francisco.

Photograph by Elizabeth Sanderson.