Kim Bridgford
Kim Bridgford (August 9, 1959 – June 28, 2020) was an American poet, writer, critic, and academic.
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| Born | August 8, 1959 Coal Valley, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | June 28, 2020 (aged 60) Bettendorf, Iowa, U.S. |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa (B.A. and M.F.A.) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Ph.D.) |
| Literary movement | New Formalism |
| Notable awards | Connecticut Professor of the Year (1994) Donald Justice Poetry Prize (2007) |
| Spouse | Peter Duval |
| Children | 1 |
In her poetry, she wrote mainly in traditional forms, particularly sonnets.[1] She was the director of Poetry by the Sea: A Global Conference, created in 2014 and first held in May 2015.[2] She directed the West Chester University Poetry Conference from 2010 through 2014. She was born in Coal Valley, Illinois. Bridgford started teaching at Fairfield University in Connecticut in 1989.[3]
Bridgford died from cancer on June 28, 2020, at the age of 60, at a hospice care center in Bettendorf, Iowa.[4]
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References
- ↑ "MFA in Creative Writing - Kim Bridgford". Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ↑ "Poetry by the Sea". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ↑ Sara Quigley "In Poetry And Politics Fairfield Professors Rise To The Occasion", Fairfield Mirror (October 10, 2007)
- ↑ "Kim S. Bridgford". Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
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