Desireé Dallagiacomo
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Desireé Dallagiacomo is an American poet and teaching artist raised in northern California.[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 is in the Helen Zell Writers' program at the University of Michigan.[9]
She founded The Heart of It Writing Retreat.[10]
- 2013 Southwest Shootout Regional Slam Champion[11]
- University of New Orleans recipient of the Ryan Chigazola Poetry Scholarship.[12]
- 2014 Individual National Poetry Slam ranked 3rd[13]
- 2014 National Poetry Slam, 3rd place with Slam New Orleans[14]
- 2014 Pushcart Prize nominee[8]
- 2015 Women Of the World Poetry Slam ranked 3rd[15]
- 2017 Brave New Voices International Poetry Slam Champion (Head Coach)
