Patty Paine
Patty Paine (born May 17, 1965) is an American poet, author, and scholar. She is the author of five poetry collections and the co-editor of two anthologies of Arabian literature. In 2007, Paine established Diode Poetry Journal and founded the small press Diode Editions in 2012.
Patty Paine
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- poet · writer
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Chapbooks
Chapbooks
• City of Small Fires. Hysterical Books. 2018. • Feral. Imaginary Friend Press. 2012. • Elegy & Collapse. Finishing Line Press. 2006.
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• "The Taxidermist Takes on an Apprentice," Verse Daily, 7 July 2018. • "Call and Response," The Adroit Journal, Issue 13. • "what we made by looking," Waxwing, Issue 12, 2017. • "a place that bears no scar," Thrush, July 2017. • "Memento Mori" and "Vanishing [the window’s lament]," Muse/A Journal, 2016. • "What Light Does," Blackbird v14n2, 2015. • "Dogs," Umbrella Journal, 2007. • "Notes On Mirrors, Already Lost ||| OCHO #16," The Literary Review. • "Purple, A Morphology" and "i don't want," pioneertown. • "this is the nature of that country," AMP Magazine Issue 2.
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
• "Review | The View from Zero Bridge, by Lynn Aarti Chandhok." Blackbird v8n1. 2016
Interviews
Interviews
• Abani, C. "A Conversation with Chris Abani." Blackbird v8n1. 2009.
Anthologies
Anthologies
• Paine, Patty, and Samia Touati, eds. Gathering the Tide: An Anthology of Contemporary Arabian Gulf Poetry. Garnet Publishing & Ithaca Press. 2012. • Paine, Patty, Jesse Ulmer, and Michael Hersrud, eds. The Donkey Lady and Other Tales from the Arabian Gulf. Berkshire Academic Press. 2013.
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• Al Kuwari, Soad. "The Flood." Trans. Fatima Mostafawi with Patty Paine. Blackbird v9n2, 2010. • Al Kuwari, Soad. "Modernity in the Desert." Trans. Sara Al Qatami with Patty Paine. Blackbird v9n2, 2010. • Al Sindi, Fawzia. "from Less Than Ink." Trans. Bahaa-eddin M. Mazid with Patty Paine. Blackbird v9n2, 2010. • Mufarreh, Saadia. "Soon She Will Leave." Trans. Hend Mubarek Aleidan with Patty Paine. Blackbird v9n2, 2010. • Tarkovsky, Arseny. "Here, a house once stood." Trans. Philip Metres and Dimitri Psurtsev. Ed. Patty Paine. Diode Poetry Journal v7n3, 2014.
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Select reviews
• "Chapbook Reviews II: Patty Paine, Cecily Parks, Barbara Tran, Catherine Pierce, and John Allman." Anna Journey. Blackbird v5n2. 2006. • "Review | The Sounding Machine, by Patty Paine." Catherine MacDonald. Blackbird v11n2. 2012. • "Review | Feral, by Patty Paine." Emilia Phillips. Blackbird v11n1. 2012. • "Review | Grief & Other Animals, by Patty Paine." Laura Van Prooyen. Blackbird v12n2. 2016.
Interviews
Interviews
• Doallas, Maureen and Patty Paine. "Interview with Poet Patty Paine (Part 1): Write Fearlessly." tweetspeak: the best in poetry & poetic things. 2014. • Duotrope and Patty Paine. "Editor Interview: diode poetry journal." Duotrope. 12 January 2012. • McCurry, Christopher and Patty Paine. "Patty Paine on Grief & Other Animals." Accents Publishing Blog. 28 September 2015. • McCurry, Christopher and Patty Paine. "Plunging into the Depths to Measure." Public Republic. 6 May 2013. • Montesano, Keith and Patty Paine. "#63 - Patty Paine." First Book Interviews: Continuing the Tradition of Kate Greenstreet. 25 January 2013. • Schubert, Karen and Patty Paine. "Meet the Press: Karen Schubert in Conversation with Patty Paine, Editor of Diode Editions." Best American Poetry Blog. 13 December 2014.
Panels
Panels
• Mattawa, Khaled, Patty Paine, and Jeff Lodge. "A Conversation with Khaled Mattawa." Blackbird v6n2. 2007.
Books
Paine is a Professor of English and Director of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University - Qatar. Raised in Vernon Township, New Jersey, she attended Vernon Township High School.
• Grief & Other Animals. Accents Publishing. 2015 • The Sounding Machine. Accents Publishing. 2012.
Awards and honors
• 2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award Finalist for Grief & Other Animals (Accents Publishing, 2015) • 2014 THE WARDROBE’S BEST DRESSED: PATTY PAINE’S “FERAL” • 2013 Distinguished Achievement for Service Award, VCUarts Qatar • 2011 Winner of the Accents Publishing International Poetry Book Contest for The Sounding Machine (Accents Publishing, 2012) • 2010 Distinguished Achievement in Research Awards, VCUarts Qatar • 2007 AWP Intro Journal Award • 2007 Catherine and Joane Byrne Poetry Prize
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- 1.Home. pattypaine.
- 2.About. diode poetry journal.
- 3.Patty Paine. VCUarts Qatar.
- 4.Best American Poetry. Meet the Press: Karen Schubert in Conversation with Patty Paine, Editor of Diode Editions.
- 5.The Taxidermist Takes on an Apprentice. Verse Daily.
- 6.Call and Response. The Adroit Journal.
- 7.what we made by looking. Waxwing.
- 8.a place that bears no scar. Thrush.
- 9.Memento Mori and Vanishing [the window's lament]. Muse/A Journal.
- 10.Virginia Commonwealth University Department of English Creative Writing Program in partnership with New Virginia Review, Inc. What Light Does. Blackbird.
- 11.Dogs. Umbrella Journal.
- 12.Notes On Mirrors, Already Lost OCHO #16. The Literary Review.
- 13.Two Poems. Pioneertown.
- 14.this is the nature of that country. AMP.
- 15.Virginia Commonwealth University Department of English Creative Writing Program in partnership with New Virginia Review, Inc. Review The View from Zero Bridge, by Lynn Aarti Chandhok. Blackbird.
- 16.Virginia Commonwealth University Department of English Creative Writing Program in partnership with New Virginia Review, Inc. A Conversation with Chris Abani. Blackbird.
- 17.Virginia Commonwealth University Department of English Creative Writing Program in partnership with New Virginia Review, Inc. The Flood. Blackbird.
- 18.Virginia Commonwealth University Department of English Creative Writing Program in partnership with New Virginia Review, Inc. Modernity in the Desert. Blackbird.
- 19.Virginia Commonwealth University Department of English Creative Writing Program in partnership with New Virginia Review, Inc. from Less Than Ink. Blackbird.
- 20.Virginia Commonwealth University Department of English Creative Writing Program in partnership with New Virginia Review, Inc. Soon She Will Leave. Blackbird.
- 21.Here, a house once stood. Diode Poetry Journal.
- 22.Foreword Reviews. GRIEF & OTHER ANIMALS.
- 23.Sundress Publications. THE WARDROBE’S BEST DRESSED: PATTY PAINE’S "FERAL".
- 24.VCUarts Qatar. Faculty Awards.
- 25.VCUarts Qatar. VCUQatar Professor Wins 2011 Accents Publishing International Poetry Book Contest.
- 26.VCUarts Qatar. VCUQatar Faculty Honored.
- 27.Umbrella. Summer 2007--poetry--Patty Paine.
- 28.Umbrella. Summer 2007--poetry--Patty Paine.
- 29.Virginia Commonwealth University Department of English Creative Writing Program in partnership with New Virginia Review, Inc. Chapbook Reviews II: Patty Paine, Cecily Parks, Barbara Tran, Catherine Pierce, and John Allman. Blackbird.
- 30.Virginia Commonwealth University Department of English Creative Writing Program in partnership with New Virginia Review, Inc. Review The Sounding Machine, by Patty Paine. Blackbird.
- 31.Virginia Commonwealth University Department of English Creative Writing Program in partnership with New Virginia Review, Inc. Review Feral, by Patty Paine. Blackbird.
- 32.Virginia Commonwealth University Department of English Creative Writing Program in partnership with New Virginia Review, Inc. Review Grief & Other Animals, by Patty Paine. Blackbird.
- 33.INTERVIEW WITH POET PATTY PAINE (PART 1): WRITE FEARLESSLY. tweetspeak: the best in poetry & poetic things.
- 34.Editor Interview: diode poetry journal. Duotrope.com.
- 35.Patty Paine on Grief & Other Animals. Accents Publishing.
- 36.Plunging into the Depths to Measure. Public Republic.
- 37.#63 - Patty Paine. First Book Interviews: Continuing the Tradition of Kate Greenstreet.
- 38.Best American Poetry. Meet the Press: Karen Schubert in Conversation with Patty Paine, Editor of Diode Editions. Best American Poetry Blog.
- 39.Virginia Commonwealth University Department of English Creative Writing Program in partnership with New Virginia Review, Inc. A Conversation with Khaled Mattawa. Blackbird.
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