David Colosi

Poet

Brooklyn, NY
New York US

Author's Bio

David Colosi’s short fiction has appeared in Sequestrum, The Wisconsin Review, The Offbeat (Short Fiction Contest finalist 2018), Permafrost, Intercourse, and Konch. His poetry is included in the anthologies, The Power of the Feminine I and From Totems to Hip Hop: A Multicultural Anthology of Poetry Across the Americas, 1900-2002; the journals Obsidian: Literature and Arts in the African Diaspora (Gwendolyn Brooks Centennial Poetry Prize finalist 2017) and The Los Angeles Times; and a collection of poems, Laughing Blood is published by Left Hand Books. His Three-Dimensional Literature projects have been exhibited nationally and internationally. He hosts The Napping Wizard Sessions podcast. He has an MFA from CalArts and an MA from NYU, both in art practice and theory. (https://www.davidcolosi.com/) (author photo by Hidemi Takagi: http://hidemitakagi.com)

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
From Totems to Hip Hop: A Multicultural Anthology of Poetry Across the Americas, 1900-2002 (Thunder's Mouth Press, 2003)
Book:
Laughing Blood (Left Hand Books, 2004)
Prizes won: 

2018: Finalist: The Offbeat Short Fiction Prize, Michigan State University
2017: Finalist: Gwendolyn Brooks Centennial Poetry Prize, Furious Flower Poetry Center, James Madison University
2009 Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award (visual arts)

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Rochester, NY
New York
Raised in: 
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Last update: Apr 03, 2025