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Yvonne Zipter [1]

Listed as: 
Poet, Fiction Writer
Public address: 
Chicago, IL
Illinois US
Email: 
yvonne.zipter@gmail.com
Bio: 

I am the author of the poetry collections Kissing the Long Face of the Greyhound, The Patience of Metal and Like Some Bookie God, the nonfiction books Diamonds Are A Dyke's Best Friend and Ransacking the Closet, and the literary historical novel, Infraction, which is set in late nineteenth-century Russia. I am an advocate for making making poetry fun and accessible to as wide an audience as possible: https://thirdcoastreview.com/2018/04/25/... [2] and https://news.wttw.com/2019/11/11/gumball... [3].

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Favorite authors: 
Robert Wrigley, Ted Kooser, Ann Patchett, Ellen Meister
Twitter/X: 
@YvonneZipter
Born in: 
Milwaukee, WI
Wisconsin
Raised in: 
Milwaukee, WI
Wisconsin
Website: 
https://www.yvonne-zipter.com [4]
Prizes won: 

1/14      2013 Northern Liberties Review Poetry Prize, “My Stepfather’s Desk”

10/13    Poem of the Month, Big River Poetry Review, “Curiosities of Nature”

4/04      Fellowship, Summer Literary Seminar, St. Petersburg, Russia

12/03    First Place, LitPot ezine eclectic Flash Fiction Contest, “Günther’s Wife”

 5/01     Illinois Arts Council Literary Award for the poem “Grace Lesson”

 9/97     Sprague/Todes Literary Award

Education: 
Vermont College of Fine Arts–Writing
Writers Retreats: 
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference
Ragdale
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any

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Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/yvonne_zipter [2] https://thirdcoastreview.com/2018/04/25/poet-spreads-love-poetry-bubble-gum-machine/ [3] https://news.wttw.com/2019/11/11/gumball-machine-pays-tribute-art-o-mat-poetic-twist [4] https://www.yvonne-zipter.com