Desireé Dallagiacomo

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. "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. 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. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
23. "The Poet's List: Desiree Dallagiacomo". Poems List. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2018.