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Katie Ford

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Katie Ford

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1975-04-29 （Portland, Oregon, United States）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Portland, Oregon → New Orleans (residence) → Philadelphia (residence) → South Pasadena (residence)

Career

Occupations
Poet, Essayist, Professor
Active Years
1994-
Affiliations
Loyola University (teaching), Reed College (teaching), Franklin and Marshall College (teaching), University of California, Riverside (Department of Creative Writing, faculty)
Influenced By
Tess Gallagher, Jorie Graham

Education

Whitman College
English
Degree: B.A.
Period: 在学期間不明
Year of Graduation: 1997
Country: United States
Began writing poetry at age 19 while at Whitman College.
Harvard Divinity School
Divinity
Degree: M.Div.
Period: 在学期間不明
Country: United States
Studied here; credited Jorie Graham among inspirations and began work on first collection.
University of Iowa (Iowa Writers' Workshop)
Creative Writing (Poetry)
Degree: MFA
Period: 在学期間不明
Country: United States
Completed MFA with a concentration in poetry.

Awards

Lannan Foundation Fellowship
Organization: Lannan Foundation
Result: 受賞
Levis Reading Prize
Organization: Levis Reading Prize (organization info unclear)
Result: 受賞
Grants from the Academy of American Poets
Organization: Academy of American Poets
Result: 助成
Grant from PEN American Center
Organization: PEN American Center
Result: 助成

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Deposition

2002 Poetry

Debut collection confronting God, violence, and Christian belief.

faithviolencereligious questioning

Storm

2007 Poetry

Short lyrical poems focused on ruination and efforts to escape New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

ruinationevacuationnatural disaster

Colosseum

2008 Poetry

Explores ruination; draws on Ford's experiences living in New Orleans. Named a 'Best Book of 2008' by Publishers Weekly.

ruinationmemorythe city

Blood Lyrics

2014 Poetry

A collection including poems such as 'The Soul' which was selected for the Public Poetry Project in 2013.

solitudephysicalityspirituality

If You Have to Go: Poems

2018 Poetry

Recent collection continuing her poetic concerns and stylistic depth.

partingmovementmemory

Bibliography

  • Deposition — 2002
  • Storm — 2007
  • Colosseum — 2008
  • Blood Lyrics — 2014
  • If You Have to Go: Poems — 2018

Style & Themes

Literary Style
concise lyrical stylefrequent use of metaphor and symbolism
Recurring Motifs
ruinationstormsfaith and spiritualitywindows/stained-glass imageryevacuation and movement

Legacy

A poet who has contributed to contemporary poetry through themes of ruination and faith, influenced by her time in New Orleans; recipient of grants and prizes and active as a teacher influencing younger poets.

Quotes

  • Her poetry 'possess[es] the veiled brilliance of stained glass windows seen at night.'
    Source: The New York Times Book Review (review) (2008)

Trivia

  • Colosseum was named a 'Best Book of 2008' by Publishers Weekly.
  • The poem 'The Soul' was selected for the Pennsylvania Center for the Book's Public Poetry Project in 2013.
  • Has lived in New Orleans and Philadelphia; currently reported living in South Pasadena (varies by source).
  • Has taught in the Department of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside.