Alessandra Lynch is an American poet and professor.

Career

She is the author of four collections of poetry, most recently ''Pretty Tripwire.'' Her third, ''Daylily Called It a Dangerous Moment,'' won the Balcones Poetry Prize, and was a finalist for the

Los Angeles Times Book Prize Since 1980, the ''Los Angeles Times'' has awarded a set of annual book prizes. The ''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize currently has nine categories: biography, current interest, fiction, first fiction (the Art Seidenbaum Award added in 1991), his ...

, and UNT Rilke Poetry Prize, and was named one of the ten best books of poetry in 2017 by ''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...

.'' Her second, ''It was a terrible cloud at twilight,'' won the Lena-Miles Wever Todd Prize. Her work has appeared in the ''

American Poetry Review ''The American Poetry Review'' (''APR'') is an American poetry magazine printed every other month on tabloid-sized newsprint. It was founded in 1972 by Stephen Berg and Stephen Parker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The magazine's editor is Elizab ...

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The Antioch Review ''The Antioch Review'' is an American literary magazine established in 1941 at Antioch College in Ohio. The magazine was published on a quarterly basis. One of the oldest continuously published literary magazines in the United States prior to it ...

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Colorado Review The ''Colorado Review'' is a quarterly literary magazine published by the Center for Literary Publishing at Colorado State University. History and profile The magazine was established in 1956. It presents the annual Nelligan Prize for Short Fict ...

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The Cortland Review ''The Cortland Review'' is an online literary magazine established in 1997, publishing in 6 annual issues the work of prominent poets and writers in text, audio, and video. See also * List of literary magazines Below is a list of literary ...

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The Massachusetts Review ''The Massachusetts Review'' is a literary quarterly founded in 1959 by a group of professors from Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It receives financial support from Five Colle ...

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Ploughshares ''Ploughshares'' is an American literary journal established in 1971 by DeWitt Henry and Peter O'Malley in The Plough and Stars, an Irish pub in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since 1989, ''Ploughshares'' has been based at Emerson College in Bost ...

,'' and other literary publications. Her books have been reviewed in ''

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Publishers Weekly ''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of ...

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Library Journal ''Library Journal'' is an American trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey. It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional prac ...

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The Cincinnati Review ''The Cincinnati Review'' is a literary magazine based in Cincinnati, Ohio, US, published by the University of Cincinnati. It was founded in 2003 and features poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. It has been listed as one of the top 50 l ...

,'' and other venues. She has been interviewed by ''The Indianapolis Review'' and ''Southeast Review. '' She has received fellowships from MacDowell,

Yaddo Yaddo is an artists' community located on a estate in Saratoga Springs, New York. Its mission is "to nurture the creative process by providing an opportunity for artists to work without interruption in a supportive environment.". On March ...

, and the

Vermont Studio Center The Vermont Studio Center (VSC) is a non-profit arts organization located in the town of Johnson, Vermont. It conducts the largest fine arts and writing residency program in the United States, with a significant population of international artis ...

, as well as a Creative Renewal Fellowship for the Arts from the Indianapolis Council for the Arts, and a Barbara Deming Award. She is the current Poet-in-Residence at

Butler University Butler University is a private university in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1855 and named after founder Ovid Butler, the university has over 60 major academic fields of study within six colleges in the arts, business, communic ...

, and teaches in their undergraduate and MFA programs.

Personal life

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

Published works

* ''Pretty Tripwire'' (

Alice James Books Alice James Books is an American non-profit poetry press located in New Gloucester, Maine. History and mission "Alice James Books was founded as a co-operative press in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge, MA in 1973 by five women and two men: ...

, 2021) * ''Daylily Called It a Dangerous Moment'' (

, 2017) * '' It was a terrible cloud at twilight'' (Pleaides Press/

LSU Press The Louisiana State University Press (LSU Press) is a university press at Louisiana State University. Founded in 1935, it publishes works of scholarship as well as general interest books. LSU Press is a member of the Association of University Pres ...

, 2008) * ''Sails the Wind Left Behind'' (

, 2002)

References

Sources

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External links

Southeast Review An Interview with Alessandra Lynch by Natalie TombascoThe Indianapolis Review , Featured Poet: Alessandra Lynch , Interviewed by Natalie SolmerPoetry Foundation , Featured Blogger , ''Voices'' by Alessandra Lynch
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