Stacie Cassarino
Encyclopedia
Stacie Cassarino is an award-winning American
poet and author of the collection Zero at the Bone. Born in Connecticut
of Italian heritage, she is a graduate of Middlebury College
(BA, 1997) where she subsequently taught in the English department, and University of Washington (MA, 2000). Cassarino has also taught at the Pratt Institute
in New York and worked as a chef.
Her poetry, which deals with subjects such as risk, relationships and loss, has been published in notable literary journals such as The New Republic
, Verse Daily, Gulf Coast, Crazyhorse (magazine)
, Iowa Review, Georgia Review, AGNI and the Comstock Review (where she was awarded 2003 winning poem).
In 2005, she won the "Discovery"/The Nation
Joan Leiman Jacobson Poetry Prize and was nominated for the Rona Jaffe Writers’ Award and twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize
. She also received an award from the Astraea Foundation Writer's Fund.
Her collection of poetry, Zero at the Bone, was published by New Issues Press
in 2008 to critical acclaim. It won the 2010 Lambda prize for Lesbian poetry. Her work has been widely commented on, by poets such as the British writer Glyn Maxwell
who reviewed the collection stating: "Cassarino's voice ranges far and near, from the gasp and sigh of creaturely love to the dizzying spaces of American distance, whiteness, silence. Few poets these days can draw their lines so strongly..."
She lives in Los Angeles
.
United States
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poet and author of the collection Zero at the Bone. Born in Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
of Italian heritage, she is a graduate of Middlebury College
Middlebury College
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Founded in 1800, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Drawing 2,400 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts,...
(BA, 1997) where she subsequently taught in the English department, and University of Washington (MA, 2000). Cassarino has also taught at the Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is a private art college in New York City located in Brooklyn, New York, with satellite campuses in Manhattan and Utica. Pratt is one of the leading undergraduate art schools in the United States and offers programs in Architecture, Graphic Design, History of Art and Design,...
in New York and worked as a chef.
Her poetry, which deals with subjects such as risk, relationships and loss, has been published in notable literary journals such as The New Republic
The New Republic
The magazine has also published two articles concerning income inequality, largely criticizing conservative economists for their attempts to deny the existence or negative effect increasing income inequality is having on the United States...
, Verse Daily, Gulf Coast, Crazyhorse (magazine)
Crazyhorse (magazine)
Crazyhorse is an American magazine that publishes fiction, poetry, and essays. It is published twice yearly by the Department of English and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina...
, Iowa Review, Georgia Review, AGNI and the Comstock Review (where she was awarded 2003 winning poem).
In 2005, she won the "Discovery"/The Nation
The Nation
The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States. The periodical, devoted to politics and culture, is self-described as "the flagship of the left." Founded on July 6, 1865, It is published by The Nation Company, L.P., at 33 Irving Place, New York City.The Nation...
Joan Leiman Jacobson Poetry Prize and was nominated for the Rona Jaffe Writers’ Award and twice nominated for the 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....
. She also received an award from the Astraea Foundation Writer's Fund.
Her collection of poetry, Zero at the Bone, was published by New Issues Press
New Issues Press
New Issues Press is a literary press associated with Western Michigan University. It was founded by poet and Western Michigan University professor Herbert S. Scott...
in 2008 to critical acclaim. It won the 2010 Lambda prize for Lesbian poetry. Her work has been widely commented on, by poets such as the British writer Glyn Maxwell
Glyn Maxwell
Glyn Maxwell is a British poet.-Early life:Though his parents are Welsh, Maxwell was born and raised in Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire. He studied English at Worcester College, Oxford. He began an MLitt there, but in 1987 moved to America to study poetry and drama with Derek Walcott at...
who reviewed the collection stating: "Cassarino's voice ranges far and near, from the gasp and sigh of creaturely love to the dizzying spaces of American distance, whiteness, silence. Few poets these days can draw their lines so strongly..."
She lives in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
Sources
- Zero at the Bone (2008, New Issues Press)
- Author Biography at New Issues Press
- "Cures for Love" (AGNI, 2007)
- Discovery/The Nation 2005 Prize Winners and poem "Midwest Eclogue"
- Poem: "Goldfish are Ordinary" at Poets.org
- http://www.ronslate.com/zero_bone_poems_stacie_cassarino_new_issues Review of Zero at the Bone by poet and critic Ron Slate