Cynthia Marie Hoffman

Poet

Madison, WI
Wisconsin US

Author's Bio

Cynthia Marie Hoffman is the author of four collections of poetry: Exploding Head, Call Me When You Want to Talk about the Tombstones, Paper Doll Fetus, and Sightseer, all from Persea Books. She is the recipient of fellowships from the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing, Civitella Ranieri Foundation, and the Wisconsin Arts Board. Essays in TIME, The Sun, Lit Hub, and elsewhere. Poems in Electric Literature, The Believer, The Los Angeles Review, and elsewhere. She lives in Madison, WI. www.cynthiamariehoffman.com.

Publications & Prizes

Books:
Exploding Head (Persea Books, 2024)
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Call Me When You Want to Talk about the Tombstones (Persea Books, 2018)
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Paper Doll Fetus (Persea Books, 2014)
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Sightseer (Persea Books, 2011)
Chapbook:
Her Human Costume (Gold Line Press, 2014)
Prizes won: 

Director’s Guest Fellowship at the Civitella Ranieri Center, Wisconsin Arts Board Individual Artist Grant in Literary Arts, Diane Middlebrook Fellowship in Poetry at the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing, Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize in Poetry.

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Raised in: 
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Last update: Nov 03, 2025