Kimberly Davis is a poet and writer based in Hingham, Massachusetts. Her work has appeared in the Mid-American Review, Nimrod Journal, The Iowa Review, Cairn, The Briar Cliff Review, Literal Latte, and other fine literary journals. Davis has her undergraduate degree from Brown University and her MFA from Emerson College. She writes Kim’s Craft Blog, a blog about creative writing craft and the writing life. A selection of her published poetry may be found online at Kimberly Davis/poems.
Kimberly Davis
Davis was the winner of the 2009-2010 James Wright Poetry Award, sponsored by Mid-American Review. She was also a finalist for the 2010 Tupelo Press/Crazyhorse First/Second Poetry Book Award. Previously, Davis won First Prize in Poetry and the Benefactor’s Prize at the 2007 Whidbey Island Writers Conference, and was nominated by Nimrod Journal for Best New Poets 2007. She has been a prizewinner in Literal Latte’s annual fiction contest. Kim’s Craft Blog has been featured on many lists of top creative writing blogs, and most recently was included among the 50 Best Blogs for Creative Writing Students compiled by Best Colleges Online.
Davis’ poetry chapbook, Alchemies of Loss from Bare Cove Press, is available for purchase in hardcover or softcover edition. See the Poetry page for details. Teaching the Dog to Think, Davis’ touching and hilarious new memoir about her crash encounter with dog agility training, is now out and available from Climbing Ivy Press, and may be purchased through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other major book retailers. Check the News and Events page for information about the spring book launch.
