Desireé Dallagiacomo is an American spoken word poet and teaching artist.[1][2][3] She is of European and Choctaw descent, and she is an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.[4] Her first book of poetry, SINK, was published by Button Poetry in March 2019.[5] Before publishing her first full-length collection, her poems amassed millions of views on Youtube.[6] Her poems, "Thighs Say" “Real Sex Tips.” and “Shave Me” among others were first published by Button Poetry.[7] She is a Pushcart Prize Nominee.[8]

She founded the writing retreat The Heart of It.

Awards

  • 2013 Southwest Shootout Regional Slam Champion[9]
  • University of New Orleans recipient of the Ryan Chigazola Poetry Scholarship.[10]
  • 2014 Individual National Poetry Slam ranked 3rd[11]
  • 2014 National Poetry Slam, 3rd place with Slam New Orleans[12]
  • 2014 Pushcart Prize nominee[8]
  • 2015 Women Of the World Poetry Slam ranked 3rd[13]
  • 2017 Brave New Voices International Poetry Slam Champion (Head Coach)

Selected performances

  • “Thighs Say,“ 2014 Individual World Poetry Slam Finals in Phoenix, Arizona[14][15]
  • "Shave Me," 2015 Women Of The World Poetry Slam[16]
  • (with Kaycee Filson) "Real Sex Tips," 2014 National Poetry Slam[17]
  • "Drop Off Lines"[18]

Publications

Books

  • 2012 The Year of the Institution, Next Left Press[19]
  • 2014 Dimly Lit, Next Left Press[20]
  • 2019 Sink, Button Poetry [21]

Early life

Dallagiacomo is originally from Chico, California but moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 2010.[22][23]

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Javon (2017). Killing Poetry. Rutgers University Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1pwtdhx. ISBN 9780813580029. JSTOR j.ctt1pwtdhx.
  2. ↑ The Room is on Fire.
  3. ↑ "Desireé Dallagiacomo". Desireé Dallagiacomo.
  4. ↑ "Desireé Dallagiacomo". 8 March 2019.
  5. ↑ https://buttonpoetry.com/product/sink/
  6. ↑ "Half a million viewers are watching a Baton Rouge poet on YouTube". 2 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Hatch, Jenavieve (2016-03-02). "15 Witty Comebacks To Every Sleazy Pickup Line". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  8. 1 2 "Misc. VDS Events". Divinity School. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  9. ↑ Dallagiacomo, Desireé (2014-09-20). "What Walking Through Life With Thunder Thighs is Really Like". Everyday Feminism. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  10. ↑ "Cantab Feature for Wednesday, June 8, 2016: Desireé Dallagiacomo". Boston Poetry Slam. Boston Poetry Slam. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Lyrical Sanctuary presents Desireé Dallagiacomo". Student Involvement. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  12. ↑ "Slam New Orleans".
  13. ↑ Hurr, Rosalie (6 December 2015). "Desireé Dallagiacomo Poetry". www.th-ink.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  14. ↑ Vagianos, Alanna (2015-09-11). "The Ode To 'Thunderous' Thighs All Women Needs To Hear". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  15. ↑ Dedolph, Zaida (October 13, 2014). "Porsha O Crowned 2014 Individual World Poetry Slam Champion in Tempe". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  16. ↑ Vagianos, Alanna (2015-07-31). "Poet Calls Out Our Culture's Absurd Ideas About Body Hair". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  17. ↑ Weiss, Suzannah. "Discovering Your Sexuality In A Patriarchy". Bustle. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  18. ↑ "Here Are Some Hilarious Reverse Pickup-Lines to Tell Guys to GTFO". Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  19. ↑ "NEXT LEFT PRESS". NEXT LEFT PRESS. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  20. ↑ "Dimly Lit". NEXT LEFT PRESS. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  21. ↑ "SINK (Button Poetry)".
  22. ↑ Rose, Leslie D. "Poems for the Win". Digbr. Digbr. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  23. ↑ "The Poet's List: Desiree Dallagiacomo". Poems List. Poems List. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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