Lisa Dordal

Poet

Nashville, TN
Tennessee US

Author's Bio

Lisa Dordal is a Writer-in-Residence at Vanderbilt University and is the author of Mosaic of the Dark, which was a finalist for the 2019 Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry; Water Lessons, which was listed by Lambda Literary as one of their most anticipated books for 2022; and Next Time You Come Home, which was listed by Lambda Literary as one of their most anticipated books for 2023. Lisa is a Pushcart Prize and Best-of-the-Net nominee and the recipient of an Academy of American Poets Prize, the Robert Watson Poetry Prize, and the Betty Gabehart Poetry Prize. Her poetry has appeared in The Sun, Narrative, Image, Christian Century, Best New Poets, New Ohio Review, Greensboro Review, RHINO, and CALYX. Her website is lisadordal.com. 

Publications & Prizes

Books:
Next Time You Come Home (Black Lawrence Press, 2023)
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Water Lessons (Black Lawrence Press, 2022)
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Mosaic of the Dark (Black Lawrence Press, 2018)
Prizes won: 

Finalist for the Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry ("Mosaic of the Dark")

Academy of American Poets University Prize for "A Dream for the Earth"

The Robert Watson Poetry Prize for "Serving Time"

 

Betty Gabehart Prize (Kentucky Women Writers Conference) for "Commemoration"

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Feminist, LGBTQ, White
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, Incarcerated individuals, LGBTQ
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Chicago, IL
Illinois
Raised in: 
Chicago, IL
Illinois
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Last update: Jan 31, 2024