2 Kim Addonizio Poems

Kim Addonizio is a contemporary poet and the author of six collections of poetry. She’s also written two novels and two short story collections. She’s received awards, such as the Guggenheim Fellowship and a Pushcart Prize. Her third collection was nominated for a National Book Award.

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Wine Tasting

‘Wine Tasting’ by Kim Addonizio depicts the experience of drinking wine and the thoughts, memories, and emotions it evokes.

Kim Addonizio has stated that this poem originated from an Italian wine-tasting experience she shared with a friend. The reflections on the taste of wine unfolded in conversation mirror Kim's personal experiences and how the act of drinking wine gets intertwined with memories. Thus, the poem portrays personal aspects of Kim's life in D.C., revealing elements associated with her family and friends.

I think I detect cracked leather.

I’m pretty sure I smell the cherries

from a Shirley Temple my father bought me

in 1959, in a bar in Orlando, Florida,

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First Poem for You

Addonizio’s ‘First Poem for You’ explores intimacy’s depth and the haunting fear of love’s impermanence through the metaphor of tattoos.

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