Kim Addonizio is one of the most respected contemporary poets in the United States today. With 6 collections of poetry and a plethora of other fiction and non-fiction texts published to date, Kim has that rare ability to be able to evolve and experiment while, at the same time, remaining congruent to her own voice and underlying themes. Kim doesn't identify as a poet of the 'stage' or the 'page', expressing a view that is increasingly my own; she thinks of herself as simply a 'poet' whose curiosity guides her along with her passion for wordplay.