Kim Addonizio

• Name — Kim Addonizio • Born — 31 July 1954 • Birthplace — Washington, D.C., U.S • Citizenship — American • Education — Georgetown University San Francisco State University (BA, MA) • Occupation — Poet, novelist • Mother — Pauline Betz • Father — Bob Addie • Children — Aya Cash

Addonizio was born in Washington, D.C., United States. She is the daughter of tennis champion Pauline Betz and sports writer Bob Addie (born Addonizio). She briefly attended Georgetown University and American University before dropping out of both. She later moved to San Francisco and received a B.A. and M.A. from San Francisco State University. She has taught at San Francisco State University and Goddard College. She has a daughter, actress Aya Cash, and currently lives in Oakland, California.

* * • "What Do Women Want", poets.org * • "Scary Movies", Poetry, March 2000 • "Eating Together", Poetry, June 2003 * • "Lucifer at the Starlite", Three Penny Review, Summer 2007 * • "The First Line is the Deepest", Poetry, January 2009 • "Weaponry", Poetry, February 2009 * * • Now We're Getting Somewhere (W.W. Norton & Company, 2022)

• Illustration — Addonizio in 2014 * * * *

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