Kim Addonizio

Biography

Kim Addonizio’s latest books are Ordinary Genius: A Guide for the Poet Within and Lucifer at the Starlite, both from W. W. Norton. Her verse novel, Jimmy & Rita, has just been reissued by Stephen F. Austin State University Press. Her collection Tell Me (2000) was a National Book Award finalist. She teaches poetry workshops in Oakland, California, and online.

http://www.kimaddonizio.com/

See Work

POETRY / Spring 2012

Except Thou Ravish Me

By Kim Addonizio

Batter my heart.
Burn me with a cigarette.

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