Diane Gilliam Fisher (born 1957)Library of Congress Online Catalog, Diane Gilliam Fisher is an American poet. She is author of several poetry collections, most recently, Kettle Bottom (Perugia Press, 2004).Perugia Press, Author Page: Diane Gilliam Fisher
Fisher was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio.The Poetry Center at Smith College, Diane Gilliam Fisher Bio (retrieved 29 April 2015) 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.The Ohioana Library, The Ohioana Poetry Book Award: 2005 She lives in Akron, Ohio.
Works
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.The Spoon River Poetry Review, Vol. XXVIII, No. 2, Summer/Fall 2003.
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 saysCatherine MacDonald, "Review of Kettle Bottom by Diane Gilliam Fisher", Blackbird, Vol. 6, No. 2, Fall 2007. "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.A Room of Her Own Foundation, Gift of Freedom Award
Bibliography Full-Length Poetry Collections Kettle Bottom (Perguia Press, 2004) One of Everything (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2003)
Chapbooks Recipe for Blackberry Cake (Kent State University Press, 1999)
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
References
External links Perugia Press, Author Page: Diane Gilliam Fisher Review: Kettle Bottom by Diane Gilliam Fisher (Review by Catherine MacDonald, from Blackbird, Fall 2007, Vol. 6, No. 2) Review: Kettle Bottom by Diane Gilliam Fisher (Review by Erin Murphy from Valparisio Poetry Review)