David Colosi

Poet

US

Author's Bio

David Colosi is the author of the novel Miss Pumpernickel Bread, the theoretical text Towards A Three-Dimensional Literature, Part 1, the epistolary memoir Letters To Poly, a collection of poems titled Laughing Blood, and the exhibition documents Imaginary Numbers And Other Calculated Fictions and The Life And Thoughts Of A Retired Apostrophe. His writings have appeared in From Totems to Hip Hop: A Multicultural Anthology of Poetry Across the Americas, 1900-2002; The Offbeat (short fiction finalist 2018); Obsidian (Gwendolyn Brooks Centennial Poetry Prize finalist 2017); Permafrost; Intercourse; Konch and The Los Angeles Times. His artwork has exhibited nationally and internationally. He lives in Brooklyn where he produces the podcast Napping Wizard. http://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: May 21, 2019