Dzvinia Orlowsky
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Dzvinia Orlowsky is a Ukrainian American poet, translator, editor, and professor. She is author of four poetry collections including her most recent, Convertible Night, Flurry of Stones (Carnegie Mellon University Press
, 2009). Her first collection, A Handful of Bees, was reprinted in 2009 as a Carnegie Mellon University Classic Contemporary.
Dzvinia Orlowsky was born in Cambridge, Ohio
to Miroslaus and Tamara Orlowsky. She and her sister, Maria, spent most of their early childhood in Byesville
, a village in Guernsey county along Wills Creek before moving to Brunswick, Ohio. She received her BA from Oberlin College
and her MFA from the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers
. She lives in Marshfield, Massachusetts
with her husband Jay and their son Max, and daughter, Raisa.
Dzvinia Orlowsky’s poetry and translations of Ukrainian poetry and creative non-fiction have appeared in numerous anthologies including The Working Poet: 75 Writing Exercises and a Poetry Anthology (Autumn House Press
, 2009); Never Before, Poems about First Experiences (Four Way Books
, 2005); Poetry from Sojourner, A Feminist Anthology (University of Illinois Press
, 2004); Dorothy Parker’s Elbow (Warner Books, 2002); A Hundred Years of Youth: A Bilingual Anthology of 20th Century Ukrainian Poetry (Lviv, 2000). A Map of Hope: An International Literary Anthology (Rutgers University Press
, 1999); and From Three Worlds: New Writing from the Ukraine (Zephyr Press, 1996). Her translation from the Ukrainian of Alexander Dovzhenko
's novella, The Enchanted Desna, was published by House Between Water Press in 2006.
A founding editor of New York-based Four Way Books
, she is also contributing editor to Agni and Shade. She has taught poetry at the Mt. Holyoke Writers' Conference; The Boston Center for Adult Education; Emerson College
; Gemini Ink; Keene State College
Summer Writers Conference; Stonecoast Summer Writers’ Conference; Stonecoast MFA Program in Creative Writing
; Writers in Paradise; and the 2005 Solstice Summer Writers’ Conference at Pine Manor College
. Dzvinia Orlowsky currently serves as core faculty of poetry at The Solstice Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program of Pine Manor College.
Dzvinia Orlowsky’s poems have appeared in a number of magazines, including Agni, Columbia, Field
, The Massachusetts Review
, Ploughshares
and The American Poetry Review
. Her honors include a Pushcart Prize
(2007); A Massachusetts Cultural Council Professional Development Grant in (1999); a Massachusetts Cultural Council Poetry Grant in (1998); She has also been a finalist in the Grolier Prize, The Academy of American Poets
Prize at Ohio State University
, and the New Literary Awards Prize.
Carnegie Mellon University Press
Carnegie Mellon University Press is a publisher that is part of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.It is headquartered within the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences in Baker Hall and specializes in poetry. Gerald Costanzo is the founder and...
, 2009). Her first collection, A Handful of Bees, was reprinted in 2009 as a Carnegie Mellon University Classic Contemporary.
Dzvinia Orlowsky was born in Cambridge, Ohio
Cambridge, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,520 people, 4,924 households, and 2,954 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,055.1 people per square mile . There were 5,585 housing units of an average density of 996.3 per square mile...
to Miroslaus and Tamara Orlowsky. She and her sister, Maria, spent most of their early childhood in Byesville
Byesville, Ohio
Byesville is a village in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States, along Wills Creek. The population was 2,574 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:Byesville is located at ....
, a village in Guernsey county along Wills Creek before moving to Brunswick, Ohio. She received her BA from Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
and her MFA from the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers
Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers
The Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers is the oldest low-residency creative writing Master of Fine Arts program in the United States. Prior to the founding of this program, an MFA in creative writing was earned via standard residential graduate programs that required students to be in residence...
. She lives in Marshfield, Massachusetts
Marshfield, Massachusetts
Marshfield is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on Massachusetts's South Shore. The population was 25,132 at the 2010 census.See also: Green Harbor, Marshfield , Rexhame, Marshfield Hills, and Ocean Bluff and Brant Rock....
with her husband Jay and their son Max, and daughter, Raisa.
Dzvinia Orlowsky’s poetry and translations of Ukrainian poetry and creative non-fiction have appeared in numerous anthologies including The Working Poet: 75 Writing Exercises and a Poetry Anthology (Autumn House Press
Autumn House Press
Autumn House Press is an independent, non-profit literary publishing company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.In a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette poetry feature, Bob Hoover writes that "Simms says he started the operation after he noticed that the 'large traditional commercial presses, had...
, 2009); Never Before, Poems about First Experiences (Four Way Books
Four Way Books
Four Way Books is an American not-for-profit literary press located in New York City, New York, which publishes poetry and short fiction by emerging and established writers. It features the work of the winners of national poetry competitions, as well as collections accepted through general...
, 2005); Poetry from Sojourner, A Feminist Anthology (University of Illinois Press
University of Illinois Press
The University of Illinois Press , is a major American university press and part of the University of Illinois system. Founded in 1918, the press publishes some 120 new books each year, plus 33 scholarly journals, and several electronic projects...
, 2004); Dorothy Parker’s Elbow (Warner Books, 2002); A Hundred Years of Youth: A Bilingual Anthology of 20th Century Ukrainian Poetry (Lviv, 2000). A Map of Hope: An International Literary Anthology (Rutgers University Press
Rutgers University Press
Rutgers University Press is a nonprofit academic publishing house, operating in Piscataway, New Jersey under the auspices of Rutgers University.-History:...
, 1999); and From Three Worlds: New Writing from the Ukraine (Zephyr Press, 1996). Her translation from the Ukrainian of Alexander Dovzhenko
Alexander Dovzhenko
Aleksandr Petrovich Dovzhenko , was a Soviet screenwriter, film producer and director of Ukrainian descent. He is often cited as one of the most important early Soviet filmmakers, alongside Sergei Eisenstein and Vsevolod Pudovkin.- Biography :...
's novella, The Enchanted Desna, was published by House Between Water Press in 2006.
A founding editor of New York-based Four Way Books
Four Way Books
Four Way Books is an American not-for-profit literary press located in New York City, New York, which publishes poetry and short fiction by emerging and established writers. It features the work of the winners of national poetry competitions, as well as collections accepted through general...
, she is also contributing editor to Agni and Shade. She has taught poetry at the Mt. Holyoke Writers' Conference; The Boston Center for Adult Education; Emerson College
Emerson College
Emerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts...
; Gemini Ink; Keene State College
Keene State College
Keene State College is a liberal arts college in Keene, New Hampshire. It is a member of the University System of New Hampshire and of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges....
Summer Writers Conference; Stonecoast Summer Writers’ Conference; Stonecoast MFA Program in Creative Writing
Stonecoast MFA Program in Creative Writing
The Stonecoast MFA Program in Creative Writing is a graduate program in creative writing based at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, Maine. It enrolls approximately 100 students in four major genres: creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and popular fiction...
; Writers in Paradise; and the 2005 Solstice Summer Writers’ Conference at Pine Manor College
Pine Manor College
Pine Manor College is a private, liberal arts women's college located in Chestnut Hill, a suburb of Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1911 and currently serves almost 500 students, 75% of whom live on the campus.-Most diverse:...
. Dzvinia Orlowsky currently serves as core faculty of poetry at The Solstice Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program of Pine Manor College.
Dzvinia Orlowsky’s poems have appeared in a number of magazines, including Agni, Columbia, Field
Field
-Places:* Field, British Columbia, Canada* Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States* Field, Ontario, Canada* Field Island, Nunavut, Canada* Mount Field - Expanses of open ground :* Field...
, The Massachusetts Review
The Massachusetts Review
The Massachusetts Review is a national literary journal founded in 1959 by a group of professors from Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst....
, Ploughshares
Ploughshares
Ploughshares is an American literary magazine founded 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 the heart of Boston...
and The American Poetry Review
The American Poetry Review
The American Poetry Review is an American poetry magazine printed every other month on tabloid-sized newsprint.Founded in 1972 by Stephen Berg, APR has always been published from editorial offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Berg is one of three editors, along with David Bonanno and Elizabeth...
. Her honors include a Pushcart Prize
Pushcart Prize
The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors are invited to nominate up to 6 works they have featured....
(2007); A Massachusetts Cultural Council Professional Development Grant in (1999); a Massachusetts Cultural Council Poetry Grant in (1998); She has also been a finalist in the Grolier Prize, The Academy of American Poets
Academy of American Poets
The Academy of American Poets is a non-profit organization dedicated to the art of poetry. The Academy was incorporated as a "membership corporation" in New York State in 1934...
Prize at Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
, and the New Literary Awards Prize.
Published works
- A Handful of Bees (Carnegie Mellon University Press Classic Contemporary, 2009)
- Convertible Night, Flurry of Stones (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2009)
- The Enchanted Desna by Alexander Dovzhenko translated from Ukrainian (House Between Water, 2006)
- Except for One Obscene Brushstroke (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2004)
- Edge of House (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 1999)
- A Handful of Bees (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 1994)
External links
- American Poetry Review: Articles on Dzvinia Orlowsky
- ForeWord Magazine: Review of Convertible Night, Flurry of Stones
- Solstice: Silvertone
- Ploughshares: Site Zero}
- The Drunken Boat: Dzvinia Orlowsky 1
- The Drunken Boat: Dzvinia Orlowsky 2
- The Enchanted Desna on The Drunken Boat: Translation Excerpt 1
- The Enchanted Desna on Agni Online: Translation Excerpt 2
- Červená Barva Press: Dzvinia Orlowsky interviews Alex Motyl