Daphne Gottlieb
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Daphne Gottlieb is a Queer
San Francisco-based Performance Poet
. She is the author of Final Girl (Soft Skull Press, 2003), Why Things Burn (Soft Skull Press, 2001), Pelt (Odd Girls Press, 1999) and Kissing Dead Girls (Seal Press, 2008) She is the editor of Homewrecker: An Adultery Reader (Soft Skull Press, 2005) and Fucking Daphne: Mostly True Stories and Fictions (Seal Press, 2008). Her latest book is 15 Ways to Stay Alive (Manic D Press
).
Critics have praised her work as "fierce," "unapologetic," "scorching" and "deliriously gutsy." She has been widely published in journals including The Utne Reader, Tikkun
, nerve.com, mcsweeney’s.net, Exquisite Corpse and Instant City. Her work has appeared in a number of anthologies including Don’t Forget to Write! (826 Valencia Books, 2005), Red Light: Saints, Sinners and Sluts (Arsenal Pulp Press
, 2005), With a Rough Tongue: Femmes Write Porn (Arsenal Pulp, 2005) and Short Fuse: A Contemporary Anthology of Global Performance Poetry (Ratapallax, 2003). She is also the cover girl on San Francisco Noir (Akashic Books, 2005).
Besides anchoring three national performance poetry tours, recently featuring with Maggie Estep
, Hal Sirowitz
and Lydia Lunch
, Gottlieb has also appeared across the country with the Slam America bus tour and with notorious all-girl wordsters Sister Spit
. She has performed at festivals coast-to-coast, including South by Southwest
, Bumbershoot
, and Ladyfest
Bay Area.
Until 2006, she served as the poetry editor of the online queer literary magazine Lodestar Quarterly. She was a co-organizer of ForWord Girls, the first spoken word festival for anyone who is, has been or will be a girl, which was held in September 2002.
Gottlieb has taught at New College of California
, and has also performed and taught creative writing workshops around the country, from high schools and colleges to community centers. She received her MFA from Mills College
.
Queer
Queer is an umbrella term for sexual minorities that are not heterosexual, heteronormative, or gender-binary. In the context of Western identity politics the term also acts as a label setting queer-identifying people apart from discourse, ideologies, and lifestyles that typify mainstream LGBT ...
San Francisco-based Performance Poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
. She is the author of Final Girl (Soft Skull Press, 2003), Why Things Burn (Soft Skull Press, 2001), Pelt (Odd Girls Press, 1999) and Kissing Dead Girls (Seal Press, 2008) She is the editor of Homewrecker: An Adultery Reader (Soft Skull Press, 2005) and Fucking Daphne: Mostly True Stories and Fictions (Seal Press, 2008). Her latest book is 15 Ways to Stay Alive (Manic D Press
Manic D Press
Manic D Press is an American literary press based in San Francisco, California publishing fiction , poetry, cultural studies, art, narrative-oriented comix, and alternative travel trade paperbacks...
).
Critics have praised her work as "fierce," "unapologetic," "scorching" and "deliriously gutsy." She has been widely published in journals including The Utne Reader, Tikkun
Tikkun
Tikkun/Tikun is a Hebrew word meaning "Fixing/Rectification". It has several connotations in Judaism:Traditional:*Tikkun , a book of Torah scroll text, used when learning to chant Torah portions or for correct-fixed scribal calligraphy...
, nerve.com, mcsweeney’s.net, Exquisite Corpse and Instant City. Her work has appeared in a number of anthologies including Don’t Forget to Write! (826 Valencia Books, 2005), Red Light: Saints, Sinners and Sluts (Arsenal Pulp Press
Arsenal Pulp Press
Arsenal Pulp Press is a Canadian independent book publishing company, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company publishes a broad range of titles in both fiction and non-fiction, and is noted for founding the annual Three-Day Novel Contest .Authors who have been published by Arsenal Pulp ...
, 2005), With a Rough Tongue: Femmes Write Porn (Arsenal Pulp, 2005) and Short Fuse: A Contemporary Anthology of Global Performance Poetry (Ratapallax, 2003). She is also the cover girl on San Francisco Noir (Akashic Books, 2005).
Besides anchoring three national performance poetry tours, recently featuring with Maggie Estep
Maggie Estep
Maggie Estep is an American poet and writer. She has published six books and released two spoken word albums: Love is a Dog From Hell and No More Mr. Nice Girl.Estep was born in 1963 in Summit, New Jersey...
, Hal Sirowitz
Hal Sirowitz
Hal Sirowitz is an American poet.Sirowitz first began to attract attention at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe where he was a frequent competitor in their Friday Night Poetry Slam...
and Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch is an American singer, poet, writer, and actress whose career was spawned by the New York No Wave scene...
, Gottlieb has also appeared across the country with the Slam America bus tour and with notorious all-girl wordsters Sister Spit
Sister Spit
Sister Spit is a lesbian-feminist spoken word and performance art collective based in San Francisco, signed to Mr. Lady Records. They formed in 1994 and disbanded in 2006. Founding members included Michelle Tea and Sini Anderson, Other members included Jane LeCroy and poet Eileen Myles...
. She has performed at festivals coast-to-coast, including South by Southwest
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
, Bumbershoot
Bumbershoot
Bumbershoot is an annual international music and arts festival held in Seattle, Washington. One of North America's largest such festivals, it takes place every Labor Day weekend at the 74-acre Seattle Center, which was built for the 1962 World's Fair. Seattle Center includes indoor theaters,...
, and Ladyfest
Ladyfest
Ladyfest is a community-based, not-for-profit global music and arts festival for female artists that features bands, musical groups, performance artists, authors, spoken word and visual artists, films, lectures, art exhibitions and workshops; it is organized by volunteers. The first ever Ladyfest...
Bay Area.
Until 2006, she served as the poetry editor of the online queer literary magazine Lodestar Quarterly. She was a co-organizer of ForWord Girls, the first spoken word festival for anyone who is, has been or will be a girl, which was held in September 2002.
Gottlieb has taught at New College of California
New College of California
New College of California was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1971 by former Gonzaga University President, Father John Leary. After 37 years, it ceased operations in early 2008....
, and has also performed and taught creative writing workshops around the country, from high schools and colleges to community centers. She received her MFA from Mills College
Mills College
Mills College is an independent liberal arts women's college founded in 1852 that offers bachelor's degrees to women and graduate degrees and certificates to women and men. Located in Oakland, California, Mills was the first women's college west of the Rockies. The institution was initially founded...
.
Awards and nominations
- Final Girl was the winner of the Audre LordeAudre LordeAudre Lorde was a Caribbean-American writer, poet and activist.-Life:...
Award in Poetry for 2003 from Publishing Triangle. - Final Girl was named one of The Village VoiceThe Village VoiceThe Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...
s Favorite Books of 2003, and received rave reviews from Publishers WeeklyPublishers WeeklyPublishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
, The San Francisco Chronicle and The Village Voice. - Final Girl was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award by the Horror Writer's Association.
- Why Things Burn was the winner of a 2001 Firecracker Alternative Book Award (Special Recognition — Spoken Word) for 2001.
- Why Things Burn was a finalist for the Lambda Literary AwardLambda Literary AwardLambda Literary Awards are awarded yearly by the US-based Lambda Literary Foundation to published works which celebrate or explore LGBT themes. Categories include Humor, Romance and Biography. To qualify, a book must have been published in the United States in the year current to the award...
for 2001. - Fucking Daphne: Mostly True Stories and Fictions was a nominee for the 2008 Lambda Literary AwardLambda Literary AwardLambda Literary Awards are awarded yearly by the US-based Lambda Literary Foundation to published works which celebrate or explore LGBT themes. Categories include Humor, Romance and Biography. To qualify, a book must have been published in the United States in the year current to the award...
- Kissing Dead Girls was a nominee for the 2008 Lambda Literary AwardLambda Literary AwardLambda Literary Awards are awarded yearly by the US-based Lambda Literary Foundation to published works which celebrate or explore LGBT themes. Categories include Humor, Romance and Biography. To qualify, a book must have been published in the United States in the year current to the award...
External links
- Daphne Gottlieb Official Site
- 2001 Lambda Literary Award Nominees
- 2003 Bram Stoker Award Nominees
- Interview with Daphne Gottlieb at Hot Metal Bridge
- Interview with Daphne Gottlieb at Bloggasm
- Interview with Daphne Gottlieb at LiP Magazine
- Interview with Daphne Gottlieb at Gay People's Chronicle
- Interview with Daphne Gottlieb at Small Spiral Notebook
- Two poems by Daphne Gottlieb at the Homestead Review
- Poem: "Whitman's Sampler" at McSweeney's
- Poem: "Dirty" at Nerve
- Poem: "No Poems After Auschwitz" at Poetz.com
- Poem: "Nocturnal Missions" at Big Bridge
- Review of Final Girl at Bookslut
- Review of Homewrecker at Detroit Metro Times