Kim Garcia is an American poet, writer and teacher.[1] She currently teaches creative writing at Boston College.[2] Garcia’s poetics integrate writing as a contemplative practice, and her poems often incorporate research to explore themes both personal and political.[3][4]
Life and education
editGarcia graduated from Reed College with a B.A. in English Literature.[5] She earned her MA in Fiction at the Florida State University Creative Writing Program and completed her MFA in Poetry at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program.[6][7]
Publications and achievements
editGarcia has worked in a number of genres, including fiction, creative non-fiction, screenplay and poetry, her principal genre. Her book-length collections of poetry include Madonna Magdalene, The Brighter House, and DRONE. In 2015, The Brighter House won the White Pine Press Poetry Prize, and DRONE won the Backwaters Prize in Poetry.[8]
Creative collaboration is an important theme in Garcia’s writing and teaching. For instance, she has served as a consultant and screenwriter for the Turtle Island Tales series of short educational videos for Native American children and their families.[9] From 2013 to 2017 she worked closely with Edward Hirsch to curate the Arts and the Culture of Democracy series at the Boston College Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy.[10][11]
Garcia’s work has been recognized by the 2020 Tupelo Broadside Prize in Poetry,[12] the 2018 Dogwood Literary Prize in Poetry,[13] and the 2014 Lynda Hull Memorial Prize.[14] Earlier awards include the XJ Kennedy Award[15] and an Oregon Arts Commission Individual Artist Grant.[16] She has also received a number of Artist’s Residency Fellowships from the Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts in Rabun Gap, Georgia.[17]
Selected works
edit- Madonna Magdalene (2006)
- DRONE (2016)
- Tales of the Sisters (2016)
- The Brighter House (2016)
References
edit- ^ "Bio". Kim Garcia. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Garcia, Kim". www.bc.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Darcy, Bernadette (2016-11-14). "With Humanizing Poetry, Kime Garcia Questions Drone Warfare". The Heights. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Broadsides to Books: An Observation of Observation, Kim Garcia's "DRONE" | Broadsided Press". Broadsided Press | Broadsided Press. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Tales of the Sisters, DRONE, and The Brighter House (Sow's Ear Poetry Chapbooks, 2016; the Backwaters Press, 2016; White Wine Press, 2016)". Reed Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "CRW Alumni | The English Department". english.fsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "A Tradition of Excellence Continues: at the University of Houston". studylib.net. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "White Pine Press Poetry Prize Winners". Mysite. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ "About". Turtle Island Tales. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Bustillo, Yolanda (2016-01-25). "Clough Center Hosts Artists to Talk Visual Arts and Democracy". The Heights. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Clough Center Annual Report 2014-15 by Clough Center - Issuu". issuu.com. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Women's Olympic Diving Team - Broadside". Tupelo Press. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ cdavis13fairfield (2018-04-26). "Kim Garcia Wins 2018 Dogwood Literary Prize in Poetry". Dogwood: A Journal of Poetry and Prose. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Recent Winners and Judges – Crazyhorse". crazyhorse.cofc.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "X.J. Kennedy Award". Coffee Spew. 12 April 2009. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Kimberly Garcia | Oregon Arts Commission". www.oregonartscommission.org. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Fellows Listing". The Hambidge Center. Retrieved 2022-12-24.