Bill Rasmovicz

American poet

Bill Rasmovicz is an American poet. He is author of three poetry collections, most recently, Idiopaths. (Brooklyn Arts Press, 2014).[1] His first book, The World in Place of Itself (Alice James Books, 2007), a 2006 Kinereth Gensler Award winner,[2] which also won the 2008 Sheila Motton Award from the New England Poetry Club.[3] Publishers Weekly likened the poems to "the haunted generalities of Franz Wright and the hunted, bomb-damaged villages of Charles Simic," in its review of the book.[4]

Rasmovicz is a graduate of the Vermont College of Fine Arts M.F.A. in Writing Program and the Temple University School of Pharmacy. His poems have appeared in literary journals and magazines including Third Coast (magazine), Hotel Amerika, Nimrod, Puerto del Sol, Gulf Coast and Mid-American Review.[5] He has served as a workshop co-leader and literary excursion leader in Croatia, Slovenia, Germany, Italy, England and Wales.[6][7][8] Rasmovicz is a member of the Alice James Books Cooperative Board and lives in New York City.[9]

Published works

  • Idiopaths (Brooklyn Arts Press, 2014)[10]
  • Gross Ardor (42 Miles Press, 2013)[11]
  • The World in Place of Itself (Alice James Books, 2007)[12]

References

  1. ^ Brooklyn Arts Press Idiopaths by Bill Rasmovicz
  2. ^ Alice James Books > Past Award Winners > Kinereth Gensler Awards Archived 2008-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ New England Poetry Club > 2008 Contest Results Archived 2009-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Review: Publishers Weekly > Fiction Reviews: Week of 8/20/2007 > The World in Place of Itself by Bill Rasmovicz
  5. ^ Mid-American Review > Volume XXVII, Number 1 > Fall 2006 > Table of Contents Archived January 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ The Meacham Writers' Workshop > Chattanooga State Community College > Bill Rasmovicz Bio
  7. ^ The Multifarious Array (reading series) > Reader bio > Bill Rasmovicz
  8. ^ Alice James Books > Author Page > Bill Rasmovicz Archived December 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Alice James Books Cooperative Board > Members Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Brooklyn Arts Press Idiopaths by Bill Rasmovicz
  11. ^ 42 Miles Press Gross Ardor by Bill Rasmovicz
  12. ^ Alice James Books The World in Place of Itself by Bill Rasmoviz
  • Video: Bill Rasmovicz Author Page > Alice James Books
  • Video: Bill Rasmovicz Reading for The Stain of Poetry Reading Series > January 31, 2009
  • Author Website
  • Review: Publishers Weekly > Fiction Reviews: Week of 8/20/2007 > The World in Place of Itself by Bill Rasmovicz
  • Review: The Comstock Review > Book and Chapbook Reviews: Comstock Review Poets > Review of The World in Place of Itself
  • Poem: Third Coast, Bill Rasmovicz, The Accordian [sic]