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⚫ | '''Olena Kalytiak Davis'''{{efn|{{langx|uk|Олена Калитяк Девіс|{{transliteration|uk|ukrainian|Olena Kalytiak Devis}}}}}} (born September 16, 1963) is a [[Ukrainian-American]] [[poet]]. Davis is the author of five poetry collections, her most recent being ''Late Summer Ode''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordinier |first=Jeff |date=2022-10-04 |title=The Crisis After the Midlife Crisis, Captured in Verse |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/books/review/late-summer-ode-olena-kalytiak-davis.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004092620/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/books/review/late-summer-ode-olena-kalytiak-davis.html |archive-date=2022-10-04 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=New York Times}}</ref> Her collection ''The Poem She Didn't Write And Other Poems'' (2014, [[Copper Canyon Press]]) was a 2014 Lannan Literary Selection. Her first book, ''And Her Soul Out Of Nothing,'' won the Brittingham Prize ([[University of Wisconsin Press]]). Her second book, the cult classic ''shattered sonnets love cards and other off and back handed importunities'' (2003, [[Tin House]] Books), was republished by [[Copper Canyon Press]] in 2014. |
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'''Olena Kalytiak Davis''' ({{lang-uk|Олена Калитяк Девіс|{{transliteration|uk|ukrainian|Olena Kalytiak Devis}}}}, born September 16, 1963) is a [[Ukrainian-American]] [[poet]]. |
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⚫ | Davis is the author of five poetry collections, her most recent being ''Late Summer Ode''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordinier |first=Jeff |date=2022-10-04 |title=The Crisis After the Midlife Crisis, Captured in Verse |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/books/review/late-summer-ode-olena-kalytiak-davis.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004092620/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/books/review/late-summer-ode-olena-kalytiak-davis.html |archive-date=2022-10-04 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=New York Times}}</ref> Her collection ''The Poem She Didn't Write And Other Poems'' (2014, [[Copper Canyon Press]]) was a 2014 Lannan Literary Selection. Her first book, ''And Her Soul Out Of Nothing,'' won the Brittingham Prize ([[University of Wisconsin Press]]). Her second book, the cult classic ''shattered sonnets love cards and other off and back handed importunities'' (2003, [[Tin House]] Books), was republished by [[Copper Canyon Press]] in 2014. |
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Her honors include a 2004 Guggenheim Fellowship in poetry{{r|Gugg}} and a 1996 [[Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award]] in poetry.{{r|Jaffe}} |
Her honors include a 2004 Guggenheim Fellowship in poetry{{r|Gugg}} and a 1996 [[Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award]] in poetry.{{r|Jaffe}} |
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*2014 ''shattered sonnets love cards and other back handed importunities'', Republished by [[Copper Canyon Press]]. {{ISBN|978-1-55659-440-3}} |
*2014 ''shattered sonnets love cards and other back handed importunities'', Republished by [[Copper Canyon Press]]. {{ISBN|978-1-55659-440-3}} |
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*2022 ''Late Summer Ode'', Published by Copper Canyon Press. {{ISBN|978-1556596476}} |
*2022 ''Late Summer Ode'', Published by Copper Canyon Press. {{ISBN|978-1556596476}} |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
==References== |
Latest revision as of 02:29, 31 October 2024
Olena Kalytiak Davis | |
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Native name | Олена Калитяк Девіс |
Born | United States | September 16, 1963
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Education | Wayne State University, University of Michigan Law School, and Vermont College of Fine Arts |
Genre | Poetry |
Notable works | And Her Soul Out Of Nothing |
Notable awards | Brittingham Prize in Poetry, 1997; Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award, 1996 |
Literature portal |
Olena Kalytiak Davis[a] (born September 16, 1963) is a Ukrainian-American poet. Davis is the author of five poetry collections, her most recent being Late Summer Ode.[1] Her collection The Poem She Didn't Write And Other Poems (2014, Copper Canyon Press) was a 2014 Lannan Literary Selection. Her first book, And Her Soul Out Of Nothing, won the Brittingham Prize (University of Wisconsin Press). Her second book, the cult classic shattered sonnets love cards and other off and back handed importunities (2003, Tin House Books), was republished by Copper Canyon Press in 2014.
Her honors include a 2004 Guggenheim Fellowship in poetry[2] and a 1996 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award in poetry.[3]
Her poems have been published in literary journals and magazines including AGNI, A Small Number, New England Review, Tin House, Poetry Northwest, Michigan Quarterly Review, Field, Indiana Review, Post Road Magazine and in anthologies including Best American Poetry 1995 and Legitimate Dangers: American Poets of the New Century (Sarabande Books).
Davis is a first-generation Ukrainian-American, and she grew up in Detroit.[4][5] She was educated at Wayne State University, University of Michigan Law School, and Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is also a contributing editor at The Alaska Quarterly Review. She has lived in San Francisco, Prague, Lviv, Paris, Chicago, and the Yup'ik community of Bethel, Alaska, and currently lives in Anchorage, Alaska,[6] where she works as a lawyer.[7]
Published works
[edit]- 1997 And Her Soul Out of Nothing (winner of the Brittingham Prize in Poetry, published by the University of Wisconsin Press)
- 2003 Shattered Sonnets, Love Cards, and Other Off-And-Back Handed Importunities (poetry) Portland, OR:Tin House Books. ISBN 1-58234-352-7
- 2009 On the Kitchen Table from Which Everything Has Been Hastily Removed. Published by Hollyridge Press. ISBN 978-0-9799588-8-5
- 2014 The Poem She Didn't Write And Other Poems, Published by Copper Canyon Press. ISBN 978-1-55659-459-5
- 2014 shattered sonnets love cards and other back handed importunities, Republished by Copper Canyon Press. ISBN 978-1-55659-440-3
- 2022 Late Summer Ode, Published by Copper Canyon Press. ISBN 978-1556596476
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gordinier, Jeff (2022-10-04). "The Crisis After the Midlife Crisis, Captured in Verse". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Olena Kalytiak Davis". Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "Winner, Olena Kalytiak Davis". The Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Awards. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ Chaisson, Dan (1 December 2014). "You and Me Both". The New Yorker. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Olena Kalytiak Davis". Poetry Foundation. 13 July 2023.
- ^ Vermette, Danielle (9 April 2019). "Playing chicken at the book bash". Oregon Artswatch. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Smith, Rich (17 April 2020). "Take a Break and Read a Fucking Poem: "Not This" by Olena Kalytiak Davis". The Stranger. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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[edit]- Living people
- Wayne State University alumni
- University of Michigan Law School alumni
- Poets from Michigan
- Poets from Alaska
- Vermont College of Fine Arts alumni
- 1963 births
- American women poets
- Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award winners
- 21st-century American poets
- American people of Ukrainian descent
- 21st-century American women writers