Patricia Fargnoli
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Patricia Fargnoli is an award-winning American poet
and retired psychotherapist. She was the New Hampshire Laureate from December 2006 to March 2009.
Fargnoli's books of poetry
include Necessary Light (Utah State University
Press, 1999), winner of the May Swenson Book Award; Lives of Others (Oyster River Press
, 2001); Small Songs of Pain (Pecan Grove Press
, 2003); Duties of the Spirit (Tupelo Press, 2005) which won the Jane Kenyon Literary Award for Outstanding Poetry by a New Hampshire poet, and most recently,Then, Something, (also from Tupelo Press, 2009) which won the 2009 Foreword Review Best of the Year Silver Award in Poetry, and was an Honorable Mention for the 2009 Eric Hoffer Award in Poetry.
She is the recipient of a fellowship from the MacDowell Colony
. Her poems have appeared in magazines and literary journals including Poetry
, Ploughshares
, Prairie Schooner, The Indiana Review, Mid-American Review
, Nimrod, and others.
Fargnoli is an alumna of Trinity College
, Hartford College for Women
, and the University of Connecticut
School of Social Work. She has served as an Associate Editor of The Worcester Review, and taught at The Frost Place
, the NH Institute of Art and in the Lifelong Learning Program at Keene State College
. A resident of Walpole
, New Hampshire
, she is a member of the New Hampshire Arts Council Touring Roster and of the New Hampshire Writers Project. She has three children: Kenneth, Michael, and Diana; and four grandchildren: Alycia, Joseph Fargnoli, Joshua, and Jessica.
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...
and retired psychotherapist. She was the New Hampshire Laureate from December 2006 to March 2009.
Fargnoli's books of poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
include Necessary Light (Utah State University
Utah State University
Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....
Press, 1999), winner of the May Swenson Book Award; Lives of Others (Oyster River Press
Oyster River Press
Oyster River Press is a small press based in Durham, New Hampshire. The press specializes in new and international poetry, as well as books on Chinese myths, the environment, and the art of living. Bilingual editions of translations are also a focus...
, 2001); Small Songs of Pain (Pecan Grove Press
Pecan Grove Press
Pecan Grove Press publishes primarily poetry books and chapbooks. Though sponsored by the Department of English and The Academic Library of St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas, the press is self-supporting. Founded in 1988 by St. Mary's faculty member, Karen Navarte, Pecan Grove Press has...
, 2003); Duties of the Spirit (Tupelo Press, 2005) which won the Jane Kenyon Literary Award for Outstanding Poetry by a New Hampshire poet, and most recently,Then, Something, (also from Tupelo Press, 2009) which won the 2009 Foreword Review Best of the Year Silver Award in Poetry, and was an Honorable Mention for the 2009 Eric Hoffer Award in Poetry.
She is the recipient of a fellowship from the MacDowell Colony
MacDowell Colony
The MacDowell Colony is an art colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, U.S.A., founded in 1907 by Marian MacDowell, pianist and wife of composer Edward MacDowell. She established the institution and its endowment chiefly with donated funds...
. Her poems have appeared in magazines and literary journals including Poetry
Poetry (magazine)
Poetry , published in Chicago, Illinois since 1912, is one of the leading monthly poetry journals in the English-speaking world. Published by the Poetry Foundation and currently edited by Christian Wiman, the magazine has a circulation of 30,000 and prints 300 poems per year out of approximately...
, Ploughshares
Ploughshares
Ploughshares is an American literary magazine founded in 1971 by DeWitt Henry and Peter O'Malley in The Plough and Stars, an Irish pub in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since 1989, Ploughshares has been based at Emerson College in the heart of Boston...
, Prairie Schooner, The Indiana Review, Mid-American Review
Mid-American Review
Mid-American Review is an international literary journal dedicated to publishing contemporary fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and translations. Founded in 1981, MAR is a publication of the Department of English and the College of Arts & Sciences at Bowling Green State University...
, Nimrod, and others.
Fargnoli is an alumna of Trinity College
Trinity College (Connecticut)
Trinity College is a private, liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut. Founded in 1823, it is the second-oldest college in the state of Connecticut after Yale University. The college enrolls 2,300 students and has been coeducational since 1969. Trinity offers 38 majors and 26 minors, and has...
, Hartford College for Women
Hartford College for Women
The Hartford College for Women was a two-year private college for women located in Hartford, Connecticut. It was opened in 1933, became a constituent college of the University of Hartford in 1991, and closed in 2003....
, and the University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
School of Social Work. She has served as an Associate Editor of The Worcester Review, and taught at The Frost Place
The Frost Place
The Frost Place is a museum and nonprofit educational center for poetry located at Robert Frost's former home in Franconia, New Hampshire, USA....
, the NH Institute of Art and in the Lifelong Learning Program at Keene State College
Keene State College
Keene State College is a liberal arts college in Keene, New Hampshire. It is a member of the University System of New Hampshire and of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges....
. A resident of Walpole
Walpole, New Hampshire
Walpole is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,734 at the 2010 census.The town's central settlement, where 605 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Walpole census-designated place , and is east of New Hampshire Route 12...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, she is a member of the New Hampshire Arts Council Touring Roster and of the New Hampshire Writers Project. She has three children: Kenneth, Michael, and Diana; and four grandchildren: Alycia, Joseph Fargnoli, Joshua, and Jessica.
Sources
- Interview: Emprise Review > Dormeuse in Alice in Wonderland: Dialogue with Fiona Sze-Lorrain/Greta Aart > November 2008
- Author's Official Website: Bio
External links
- Video: New Hampshire Public Television > NH Poet Laureate: Patricia Fargnoli > Aired Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006
- Poets & Writers Directory of Writers > Patricia Fargnoli
- Interview: Portsmouth Herald Accent > Fargnoli named as state's poet laureate > By Michael Blinn
- NH Writers' Project - Kearsarge Festival Poets & Presenters
- Review: Web Del Sol Review of Books > A Note on Patricia Fargnoli's Work > by Ilya Kaminsky
- Tupelo Press > Author Page > Patricia Fargnoli