Kim Addonizio’s numerous works include the poetry collections Exit Opera, (2024) and Tell Me; the novel in verse Jimmy & Rita; the novel Little Beauties; the writing manual Ordinary Genius: A Guide for the Poet Within; the story collection The Palace of Illusions, the title story of which first appeared in Narrative; and the essay collection Bukowski in a Sundress: Confessions from a Writing Life. Other awards and honors include two Pushcart Prizes, a Commonwealth Club Poetry Medal, and the John Ciardi Lifetime Achievement Award. A finalist in Narrative’s Fifteenth Annual Poetry Contest, Addonizio lives in Oakland, California.
Photograph by Elizabeth Sanderson.
WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- My Opera, poetry, in Winter 2024
- New Year’s Day, poetry, in Poems of the Week: 2014–2015
- Best Advice, a feature, in Winter 2010
- The Palace of Illusions, a short story, in Stories of the Week: 2014–2015