Yvonne Zipter

Poet, Fiction Writer

Chicago, IL
Illinois US
Email: 
yvonne.zipter@gmail.com
Website: 
www.yvonne-zipter.com
Twitter/X: 
@YvonneZipter

Author's 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/... and https://news.wttw.com/2019/11/11/gumball....

Education: 
Vermont College of Fine Arts–Writing MFA
Writers Retreats: 
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference
Ragdale

Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Book:
Infraction (Rattling Good Yarns Press, 2021)
Journals:
Blithe House Quarterly
,
Escape Into Life
,
Graze
,
Ink Pot

Poetry

Anthologies:
Writing and Understanding Poetry for Teachers and Students: A Heart’s Craft (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015)
,
Fading Light: Open to Interpretation (Taylor & O'Neill, 2013)
,
Best Lesbian Love Stories (Alyson Publications, 2005)
,
Where We Live: Illinois Poets (BookSurge.com, 2003)
,
My Lover Is a Woman (Ballantine Books, 1996)
Book:
Kissing the Long Face of the Greyhound (Terrapin Books, 2020)
Chapbook:
Like Some Bookie God (Pudding House Publications, 2007)
Journals:
Bellingham Review
,
Big River Poetry Review
,
Calyx, A Journal of Art and Literature by Women
,
Columbia Poetry Review
,
Common Ground Review
,
Comstock Review
,
Crab Orchard Review
,
Educe Journal
,
Escape Into Life
,
Fogged Clarity
,
Gender Forum
,
Isotope
,
Metronome of Aptekarsky Ostrov
,
Modern Words
,
Mud Season Review
,
Northern Liberties Review
,
Parody
,
Poetry
,
Primavera
,
rufous city review
,
San Pedro River Review
,
Sinister Wisdom
,
Southern Humanities Review
,
Spoon River Poetry Review
,
The Bark
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

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Robert Wrigley, Ted Kooser, Ann Patchett, Ellen Meister

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Milwaukee, WI
Wisconsin
Raised in: 
Milwaukee, WI
Wisconsin
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Last update: Jul 09, 2021