Dawn-Michelle Baude (born January 15, 1959) is an

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, journalist and educator.

Biography

Born in

southern Illinois Southern Illinois, also known as Little Egypt, is the southern third of Illinois, principally along and south of Interstate 64. Although part of a Midwestern state, this region is aligned in culture more with that of the Upland South than the Mi ...

, Baude moved to

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, in 1977 with her first husband Angelo Kolokithas (divorced 1979). Baude received her undergraduate degree from

San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system ...

. While pursuing her graduate degree at

New College of California New College of California was a college founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1971 by former Gonzaga University President John Leary. It ceased operations in early 2008. New College's main campus was housed in several buildings in the Mission ...

, she was influenced by Robert Duncan and other Bay Area writers active in the 1980s. She received her MA from New College in 1986. She earned an MFA from

Mills College Mills College at Northeastern University is a private college in Oakland, California and part of Northeastern University's global university system. Mills College was founded as the Young Ladies Seminary in 1852 in Benicia, California; it was ...

shortly thereafter. In the late 1980s, she moved to

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, Greece, then to

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, France, where she married Laurent Baude (divorced 2008). Influenced by the poets

Alice Notley Alice Notley (born November 8, 1945) is an American poet. Notley came to prominence as a member of the second generation of the New York School of poetry—although she has always denied being involved with the New York School or any specific mo ...

and

Douglas Oliver Douglas Dunlop Oliver (14 September 1937 – 21 April 2000) was a poet, novelist, editor, and educator. The author of more than a dozen works, Oliver came into poetry not as an academic but through a career in journalism, notably in Cambridge, Par ...

, she published poetry as well as art criticism. She was a frequent contributor to various Condé Nast and Meredith publications, appearing with the bylines Dawn Kolokithas and Dawn-Michelle Baude, as well as under

pseudonym A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individua ...

s. In the 1990s, she lived in Egypt, Lebanon and France. She gave birth to her son, Alexandre, in 1996—the same year she received her ''Diplôme d'études approfondies'' from the

Sorbonne Sorbonne may refer to: * Sorbonne (building), historic building in Paris, which housed the University of Paris and is now shared among multiple universities. *the University of Paris (c. 1150 – 1970) *one of its components or linked institution, ...

. She joined the faculty of

Bard College Bard College is a private liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. The campus overlooks the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains, and is within the Hudson River Historic District—a National Historic Landmark. Founded in 1860, ...

's Lacoste School of the Arts program in southern France, during which time she met poet Gustaf Sobin, artist Curt Asker, composer

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, writer David Ambrose, filmmaker

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and other habitués of the

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region. She has taught at the ''

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'', the American University of Beirut,

Alexandria University Alexandria University ( ar, جامعة الإسكندرية) is a public university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fouad University (the name of which was later changed to Cairo University), becoming an indepen ...

(Egypt),

John Cabot University John Cabot University (JCU) is a private American-style university in Rome, Italy. It was founded in 1972 and it offers undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, and study abroad programs to English-speaking students. The university has more tha ...

(Rome, Italy), and the

American University of Paris The American University of Paris (AUP) is a private, independent, and accredited liberal arts university in Paris, France. Founded in 1962, the university is one of the oldest American institutions of higher education in Europe, and the first t ...

. She earned her PhD in English from the

University of Illinois The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Univer ...

at Chicago in 2003. In 2007, after 18 years abroad, she returned to the US to make her home in the state of New York. In 2011, Baude moved to

Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

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, where she blogs for the '' Las Vegas Weekly'', '' Huffington Post'', and others.

Awards

Tucson Festival of Books
First Place in Nonfiction, 2016
Noepe Center for Literary Arts
Residency Scholarship, 2016
Nevada Arts Council
Artist Fellowship, Honorable Mention, 2016 * Senior Fulbright Award, 2005–06

Works

Poetry

*''Finally: A Calendar'', Los Angeles, CA: Mindmade Books, 2009 *''The Flying House'', Anderson, SC: Free Verse/Parlor Press, 2008 *''Through a Membrane / Clouds'', Bainbridge Island, WA: g o n g press, 2006 *''Egypt'', Sausalito, CA: The Post-Apollo Press, 2003 *''Sunday'', Paris, France: Signum Editions, 2002 *''The Beirut Poems'', Austin, TX: Skanky Possum Editions, 2001 *''Gaffiot Exquis'', Paris, France: Arkadin Press, 1997 *''Not Another Haiku'', Berkeley, CA: Flit Publications, 1989 *''Good Morning, Bob'', Berkeley, CA: Flit Publications, 1985

Poetry translations

*''A Vision of the Return'' by Amin Khan, Sausalito, CA: The Post-Apollo Press, 2012 *''End Papers'' by Bernard Picasso, Pace Wildenstein Gallery, New York, NY, 1998

Editorial

*''Van Gogh's Ear'', an anthology of the arts, Paris, France: French Connection Press, 2009

Monographs and essays

*''Beckmann Retrospective: A Survey of Past and Present Works'', Henderson, NV: Smacksheets, 2013 *''Everything is Perfect: The Art and Philosophy of Diego Jacobson'', New York, NY: Ico Gallery, 2011 *''reConnaître: Curt Asker'', Paris, France: Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 2001 *''Notes Toward a New Theory of Pasta'', Berkeley, CA: Flit Publications, 1988

Communications

*''The Executive Guide to E-mail Correspondence'', New York, NY: Career Press, 2009/07 *''The Everything Kids Learning French'', New York, NY: Adams Media, 2008 *''Savoir Dire Non'' (with Marie Haddou), Paris, France: Flammarion, 2005/1997 *''The International Lawyer's Style Sheet'', Paris, France: IBM EMEA, 2002

Nonfiction

*''Lane Lines, A Sampler'', Paris, France: Cahier d’Acropole, 1992 *''Tropologue'', Berkeley, CA: Poltroon Press, 1986 *''Letter From Africa'', Bolinas, CA: Evergreen Press, 1984

Fiction

*''The Anatolian Tapestry'', Berkeley, CA: Flit Publications, 1989 *''A Week In The Life Of The Marines, America's Most Elite Fighting Team'', Berkeley, CA: Transitional Face, 1988

References

External links

"Dawn-Michelle Baude, Writer," Public Facebook Page"Dawn-Michelle Baude" Official Website"Mind in Vegas" Official WebsiteWorks by and about Dawn-Michelle Baude in libraries
(WorldCat catalogue)
Woodland Pattern biography
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