Angelina Oberdan
Biography
Angelina Oberdan was awarded the Joyce Scantlebury Award for Poetry, judged by Cody Walker (2010), as she received an M.F.A. in Creative Writing (Poetry) and an M.A. in English from McNeese State University. She has participated in various poetry readings, festivals, and conferences nationally and internationally. Her poems have appeared in journals such as Cold Mountain Review, Italian Americana, Louisiana Literature, Mobius, Southern Indiana Review, and Yemassee. She edited Pioneering Italian American Culture: Escaping la vita della cucina, Essays and Interview by and with Daniela Gioseffi, which was published by Bordighera Press at CUNY (2013).
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Also By This Poet
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Flood (Swan Scythe Press, 2013)
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Notes to a Husband (Imaginary Friend Press, 2013)
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Lancelot (Lazy Mouse Press, 2013)
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Night Fishing (Yellow Flag Press, 2011)
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28 Blackbirds at the End of the World (Bandersnatch Books, 2010)
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Aubade (Yellow Flag Press, 2009)
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Counting Dust Devils: Early Season (Yellow Flag Press, 2009)
Awards
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Winner, 2013 Swan Scythe Press Chapbook Award
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Semi-Finalist, 2013 Discovery/Boston Review Poetry Contest
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Best of the Net Nomination, “The Hard Lines of Our Bodies” (Trigger - #2, 2012)
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Best of the Net Nomination, “Rayville, LA, 1927” (Trigger - #1, 2011)
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Finalist, Standing Rock Chapbook Contest, 2012
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Rhysling Award Nomination, "28 Blackbirds at the End of the World," 2008
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James Award Nomination, "Rhyme In Haiku," 2006
Media
2010 - present
2010 - present