Diane Gilliam Fisher
She is author of several poetry collections, most recently, Kettle Bottom (Perugia Press, 2004). Fisher was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in Spanish and a Ph.D. in romance languages from Ohio State University, and an M.F.A. in creative writing from Warren Wilson College.
Diane Gilliam Fisher
- Born
- 1957
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- poet · writer
- Education
- Ohio State University
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
She is author of several poetry collections, most recently, Kettle Bottom (Perugia Press, 2004). Fisher was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in Spanish and a Ph.D. in romance languages from Ohio State University, and an M.F.A. in creative writing from Warren Wilson College.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Diane Gilliam Fisher. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q5271466 · wikipedia · Diane Gilliam Fisher
In this article
Works
She lives in Akron, Ohio.
Diane Gilliam Fisher has had her poems published in literary journals and magazines including Wind Magazine, Appalachian Journal, Shenandoah, and The Spoon River Poetry Review. Her 2004 book Kettle Bottom received numerous honors, including a spot on the American Booksellers Association Book Sense 2005 Top Ten Poetry Books list, and inclusion in The Pushcart Prize XXX anthology. Of Kettle Bottom, Catherine MacDonald says "Set in 1920–21, a period of violent unrest known as the West Virginia Mine Wars, the poems in Kettle Bottom combine compelling narratives with the charged, heightened language of lyric poetry. It is an unforgettable combination, one that characterizes the very best contemporary verse." Diane won the $50,000 "Gift of Freedom" Award for her poetry from A Room of Her Own Foundation in March 2013.
Honors and awards
• 2013 $50,000 Gift of Freedom Award from A Room of Her Own Foundation • 2008 Thomas and Lillie D. Chaffin Award for Appalachian Writing • 2005 Ohioana Poetry Book Award • 2004 Perugia Press Prize • 2003 Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist's Fellowship
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 21 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Books
38,582 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Diane di PrimaAuthor
- Diane DuaneAuthor
- Diane FaheyAuthor
- Diane FrancisAuthor
- Diane GlancyAuthor
- Diane LaddAuthor
- Diane MiddlebrookAuthor
- Diane SetterfieldAuthor
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Diane Gilliam Fisher?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.