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Kim Dower

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Born

New York City, The United States

Website

http://www.kimdowerpoetry.com

Genre

Poetry, Business

Influences

William Carlos Williams, Frank O'Hara, Erica Jong, Sharon Olds, Thomas ...more

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"What She Wants: Poems on Obsession, Desire, Despair, Euphoria showcases Kim Dower's distinctive and engaging style when it comes to crafting emotionally engaging, resonating, and memorable verse. Her word smithing, poetry based storytelling skills are truly impressive, making What She Wants especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, community, and college/university library Contemporary American Poetry collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists.”
-Midwest Book Review

Kim Dower is the bestselling poet of six collections from Red Hen Press. Her latest, What She Wants: Poems on Obsession, Desire, Despair Euphoria, will be published on January 14th, 2025. Kim was City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood from October 2016 to Oct "What She Wants: Poems on Obsession, Desire, Despair, Euphoria showcases Kim Dower's distinctive and engaging style when it comes to crafting emotionally engaging, resonating, and memorable verse. Her word smithing, poetry based storytelling skills are truly impressive, making What She Wants especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, community, and college/university library Contemporary American Poetry collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists.”
-Midwest Book Review

Kim Dower is the bestselling poet of six collections from Red Hen Press. Her latest, What She Wants: Poems on Obsession, Desire, Despair Euphoria, will be published on January 14th, 2025. Kim was City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood from October 2016 to October 2018. I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom (2022), an Eric Hoffer Book Award Finalist, was called a “fantastic collection” by The Washington Post, “impressively insightful, thought-provoking, and truly memorable” by The Midwest Book Review, and Shelf-Awareness said, “These gorgeous gems are energized by the sheer power of her wit and irreverent style.” Sunbathing on Tyrone Power’s Grave (2019) won the 2020 Independent Publishers Book Award Gold Medal for Poetry. Her first collection, Air Kissing on Mars (2010), appeared on the Poetry Foundation’s Contemporary Best Sellers list and was described by the Los Angeles Times as “sensual and evocative … seamlessly combining humor and heartache.” Kim’s work has been featured in numerous literary journals including Plume, Ploughshares, Rattle, The James Dickey Review, and Garrison Keillor's “The Writer's Almanac,” and her poems are included in several anthologies. She has taught in numerous writing programs across the country, from the B.A. program at Antioch University Los Angeles to Emerson College in Boston. Next year, Kim celebrates the 40th anniversary of her literary and media services company, Kim-from-L.A. Born and raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and a graduate of Emerson College’s Creative Writing BFA program, Kim now lives with her family in West Hollywood, CA. To learn more about Kim, visit her poetry website: www.kimdowerpoetry.com. ...more

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Average rating: 3.88 · 259 ratings · 52 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Life Is a Series of Presentations: Eight Ways to Inspire, Inform, and Influence Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime by Tony Jeary, Kim Dower (Goodreads Author) (Primary Contributor), J.E. Fishman (Goodreads Author) (Primary Contributor) 3.64 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2003 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom 4.07 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sunbathing on Tyrone Power's Grave 4.11 avg rating — 27 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What She Wants: Poems on Obsession, Desire, Despair, Euphoria 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slice of Moon 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Air Kissing on Mars 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Train to the Missing Planet really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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