Diane Gilliam Fisher (born 1957)
[Library of Congress Online Catalog]
Diane Gilliam Fisher
/ref> is an American poet. She is author of several poetry collections, most recently, ''Kettle Bottom
''Kettle Bottom'' is a collection of historical poems published in 2004 by Perugia Press in Florence, Massachusetts and written by Diane Gilliam Fisher. The collection's deep focus is on the West Virginia labor battles of 1920 and 1921, such as t ...
'' (Perugia Press
Perugia Press is an American not-for-profit poetry press located in Florence, Massachusetts and founded in 1997 by Editor and Director Susan Kan. The press publishes one collection of poetry each year, by a woman poet chosen from its annual book c ...
, 2004).[Perugia Press]
Author Page: Diane Gilliam Fisher
Fisher was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio.[The Poetry Center at Smith College]
(retrieved 29 April 2015) She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in Spanish and a Ph.D. in romance languages from Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best publ ...
, and an M.F.A. in creative writing from Warren Wilson College
Warren Wilson College (WWC) is a private liberal arts college in Swannanoa, North Carolina. It is known for its curriculum that combines academics, work, and service as every student must complete a requisite course of study, work an on-campu ...
.[The Ohioana Library]
The Ohioana Poetry Book Award: 2005
She lives in Akron, Ohio
Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city prop ...
.
Works
Diane Gilliam Fisher has had her poems published in literary journals and magazines including ''Wind Magazine, Appalachian Journal, Shenandoah'', and ''The Spoon River Poetry Review.''
Her 2004 book ''Kettle Bottom'' received numerous honors, including a spot on the American Booksellers Association Book Sense 2005 Top Ten Poetry Books list, and inclusion in The Pushcart Prize XXX anthology.[Catherine MacDonald]
"Review of ''Kettle Bottom'' by Diane Gilliam Fisher"
''Blackbird'', ''Vol. 6'', No. 2, Fall 2007. "Set in 1920–21, a period of violent unrest known as the West Virginia Mine Wars, the poems in ''Kettle Bottom'' combine compelling narratives with the charged, heightened language of lyric poetry. It is an unforgettable combination, one that characterizes the very best contemporary verse."
Diane won the $50,000 "Gift of Freedom" Award for her poetry from A Room of Her Own Foundation in March 2013.[A Room of Her Own Foundation]
Gift of Freedom Award
Bibliography
Full-Length Poetry Collections
* ''Kettle Bottom'' (Perguia Press, 2004)
* ''One of Everything'' (Cleveland State University Poetry Center
The Cleveland State University Poetry Center is a literary small press and poetry outreach organization in Cleveland, Ohio, operated under the auspices of the English Department at Cleveland State University. It publishes original works of poetry b ...
, 2003)Kent State University Press
Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university also includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally. Regional campuses are located in As ...
, 1999)
Honors and awards
* 2013 $50,000 Gift of Freedom Award from A Room of Her Own Foundation
References
External links
* Perugia Press
Author Page: Diane Gilliam Fisher
* Review
(Review by Catherine MacDonald, from ''Blackbird'', Fall 2007, Vol. 6, No. 2)
* Review
(Review by Erin Murphy from ''Valparisio Poetry Review'')
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Living people
Poets from Ohio
Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences alumni
Warren Wilson College alumni
1957 births
Appalachian writers
American women poets
21st-century American women