Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Young Poets to Watch

admin — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:09:21 +0000

So humbled to be a part of this list from the lovely Ms. Rita Dove, former U.S. Poet Laureate!

LUCKY FISH named a finalist in the 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards

admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:16:40 +0000

please consider voting? pretty, pretty please with a slice of mango on top? xo

2011 Goodreads Choice Awards: Best Best Poetry

Vote now for LUCKY FISH!

The Origin of the Whale Shark: An Ars Poetica

admin — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 04:33:45 +0000

from the incredible poetics series, ABOUT A WORD.

(Be sure to read amazing essays from Patrick Rosal, Sarah Vap, Oliver de la Paz, and Ross Gay, too!)

LUCKY FISH review in Orion Magazine

admin — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 04:26:49 +0000

“…You could say that this charming and buoyant book is “about” a lot of things—finding a home, love—but really, these poems point toward the importance of attentiveness as a path to joy, however fragile. And while the poems are lucid (read more…)

California Poetics reviews LUCKY FISH

admin — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 04:21:38 +0000

thanks so much to Gina Bernard!

“…Aimee Nezhukumatathil is a poet who delights readers with her keen view of the world, which is often influenced by her insatiable wonder and her travels; this year, she gives us the gift of (read more…)

Poetry Foundation review

admin — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 04:18:53 +0000

with dear thanks to the inimitable Rigoberto Gonzalez at the Poetry Foundation:

“…Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s third book, recently released by Tupelo Press (which also published Miracle Fruit and At the Drive-In Volcano) affirms

her reputation as one of the master miners of the (read more…)

HTML GIANT Interview

admin — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 04:11:34 +0000

With ridiculously giant (get it, ha ha) thanks to the utterly fabulous Roxane Gay for doing this interview on one of my fave go-to sites on writing.

Also? How dee-lightful is that star backdrop??