Desireé Dallagiacomo
Desireé Dallagiacomo is an American poet and teaching artist raised in northern California. She is of European and Choctaw descent, and she is an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Her first book of poetry, SINK, was published by Button Poetry in March 2019.
Desireé Dallagiacomo
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Selected performances
Selected performances
• “Thighs Say,“ 2014 Individual World Poetry Slam Finals in Phoenix, Arizona • "Shave Me," 2015 Women Of The World Poetry Slam • (with Kaycee Filson) "Real Sex Tips," 2014 National Poetry Slam • "Drop Off Lines"
Early life
Early life
Desireé Dallagiacomo was born in Medford, Oregon on June 13, 1990. She was raised by a single mother, and is the youngest of five children. She graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a BA in Feminist Studies and a certificate from the Visualizing Abolition Studies program. Dallagiacomo is originally from Chico, California but moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 2010.
Books
• 2012 The Year of the Institution, Next Left Press • 2014 Dimly Lit, Next Left Press • 2019 Sink, Button Poetry
Awards
Before publishing her first full-length collection, her poems amassed millions of views on YouTube. Her poems, "Thighs Say" “Real Sex Tips.” and “Shave Me” among others were first published by Button Poetry. She is a Pushcart Prize Nominee. She is in the Helen Zell Writers' program at the University of Michigan. She founded The Heart of It Writing Retreat.
• 2013 Southwest Shootout Regional Slam Champion • University of New Orleans recipient of the Ryan Chigazola Poetry Scholarship. • 2014 Individual National Poetry Slam ranked 3rd • 2014 National Poetry Slam, 3rd place with Slam New Orleans • 2014 Pushcart Prize nominee • 2015 Women Of the World Poetry Slam ranked 3rd • 2017 Brave New Voices International Poetry Slam Champion (Head Coach)
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- 1.Johnson, Javon. Killing Poetry. Rutgers University Press. 2017. 9780813580029.
- 2.The Room is on Fire.
- 3.Desireé Dallagiacomo.
- 4.Desireé Dallagiacomo. 8 March 2019.
- 5.https://buttonpoetry.com/product/sink/
- 6.Half a million viewers are watching a Baton Rouge poet on YouTube. 2 November 2015.
- 7.Hatch, Jenavieve. 15 Witty Comebacks To Every Sleazy Pickup Line. Huffington Post. 2016-03-02.
- 8.Misc. VDS Events. Divinity School.
- 9.Desireé Dallagiacomo U-M LSA English Language and Literature. lsa.umich.edu.
- 10.The Heart of It Writing Retreat.
- 11.Dallagiacomo, Desireé. What Walking Through Life With Thunder Thighs is Really Like. Everyday Feminism. 2014-09-20.
- 12.Cantab Feature for Wednesday, June 8, 2016: Desireé Dallagiacomo. Boston Poetry Slam. 8 June 2016.
- 13.University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Lyrical Sanctuary presents Desireé Dallagiacomo. Student Involvement.
- 14.Slam New Orleans.
- 15.Hurr, Rosalie. Desireé Dallagiacomo Poetry. www.th-ink.co.uk. 6 December 2015.
- 16.Vagianos, Alanna. The Ode To 'Thunderous' Thighs All Women Needs To Hear. Huffington Post. 2015-09-11.
- 17.Dedolph, Zaida. Porsha O Crowned 2014 Individual World Poetry Slam Champion in Tempe. Phoenix New Times. October 13, 2014.
- 18.Vagianos, Alanna. Poet Calls Out Our Culture's Absurd Ideas About Body Hair. Huffington Post. 2015-07-31.
- 19.Weiss, Suzannah. Discovering Your Sexuality In A Patriarchy. Bustle.
- 20.Here Are Some Hilarious Reverse Pickup-Lines to Tell Guys to GTFO.
- 21.NEXT LEFT PRESS.
- 22.Dimly Lit. NEXT LEFT PRESS.
- 23.SINK (Button Poetry).
- 24.Desireé Dallagiacomo.
- 25.Rose, Leslie D. Poems for the Win. Digbr.
- 26.The Poet's List: Desiree Dallagiacomo. Poems List. 18 April 2014.
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