Kimberly Alidio

Kimberly Alidio
Born (1971-07-09) July 9, 1971
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Education
Websitekimberlyalidio.com

Kimberly Alidio (born 1971) is an American historian and writer whose work includes prose, poetry, and audio-visual works. Alidio's writing has been published in various literary journals and magazines, as well as individual chapbooks and books. Her poetry has been described as avant-garde and often explores topics related to migration, Filipinx diaspora, and queerness.

Biography

Alidio was born July 9, 1971, in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] Although she grew up in a Filipino immigrant household that spoke Tagalog and Pangasinan, Alidio is monolingual, which she has stated contributes to her work.[2][3] Alidio earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and history from Oberlin College, a Master of Fine Arts in poetry from the University of Arizona, and a Doctor of Philosophy in history from the University of Michigan.[4]

Alidio uses she/they pronouns.[5] As of 2026, she lives in the Hudson Valley with their partner, fellow poet Stacy Szymaszek.[4][6]

Writing

Alidio's writing has been published in various literary journals and magazines, as well as individual chapbooks and books. As of 2026, she has published five books: after projects the resound (2016), :once teeth bones coral : (2020), why letter ellipses (2020), Teeter (2023), and Traceable Relation (2025). Her poetry has been described as avant-garde.[7]

Alidio's first book, after projects the resound, was published with Black Radish Books on August 15, 2016.[8] The book explores themes related to "empire, migration, diaspora, and queerness" through "reverberating word play, experiments with sound, and even through the strategic use of white space".[9]

:once teeth bones coral :, Alidio's second book, was published with Belladonna* on August 1, 2020,[10] and consists of seven long poems.[11] In a review for The Bind, MT Vallarta described how the work's "language is stripped to the bone, to its barest and most provocative form".[7] On behalf of the American Library Association, Rebecca Stoddard similarly discussed how the "poems linger on and about and throughout the pages, both spatially and semantically, with very little connective tissue", adding that "there is often far more white space than text, far more time for thought, for meaning making, for consideration, and as such the stark words often collide with each other and the space around them forming both echo and location".[11] Vallarta further noted that "queerness flourishes not only as a motif, but as the very method Alidio uses to establish her aesthetic".[10] :once teeth bones coral : was a finalist for the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Poetry.[12]

Also in 2020, Alidio published why letter ellipses with selva oscura press. According to Morgan Võ, the book explores "the expansive possibilities for intimacy that queerness presents in a heteronormative society", alongside "the consequences of being erased beneath the expected roles of the marginalized".[13]

Alidio's fourth book, Teeter, was published with Nightboat Books on July 18, 2023. With a strong focus on sound,[14] the autohistoriographical book consists of three long poems: "Hearing", "Ambient Mom", and "Histories".[15] As with previous books, Teeter explores themes related to "20th-century Filipinx diaspora with scenes of queer postcolonial domesticity and desire".[3] It won the 2024 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Poetry,[16] as well as the Nightboat Poetry Prize.[17]

Alidio published Traceable Relation with Fonograf Editions on September 16, 2025.[18]

Books

  • after projects the resound. Black Radish Books. 2016. ISBN 978-0-9964001-8-3.
  • : once teeth bones coral :. Belladonna* Collaborative. 2020. ISBN 978-0-9988439-4-0.
  • why letter ellipses. selva oscura press. 2020. ISBN 978-0-9909453-5-2.
  • Teeter. Nightboat Books. 2023. ISBN 978-1-643-62173-9.[19]
  • Traceable Relation. Fonograf Editions. 2025. ISBN 978-1-964499-42-0.

References

  1. ↑ "Kimberly Alidio". Portable Press at Yo-Yo Labs. Archived from the original on April 8, 2025. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  2. ↑ Bergamini, Lina (August 8, 2023). "An Interview with Kimberly Alidio, Author of Teeter". Nightboat Books. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Teich, Rebecca (November 21, 2023). "Above a Noise Floor: On Kimberly Alidio's "Teeter"". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "About". Kimberly Alidio. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  5. ↑ Harris, Stella-Ann; Bristow, Cassandra. ""prosodies they have no mastery over": a Conversation with Belladonna* Author Kimberly Alidio". Air/Light. Archived from the original on January 17, 2026. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  6. ↑ https://nightboat.org/bio/kimberly-alidio/
  7. 1 2 Vallarta, MT (February 12, 2021). "Kimberly Alidio's : once teeth bones coral : (Belladonna*, 2020)". The Bind. Archived from the original on October 28, 2025. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  8. ↑ Bem, Greg (Summer 2017). "after projects the resound". Rain Taxi. 22 (22). Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  9. ↑ Vallarta, Maria T. (September 27, 2016). "White Space, Banana Ketchup & Karaoke: A Review of Kimberly Alidio's After projects the resound". WEIRD SISTER. Archived from the original on October 18, 2025. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  10. 1 2 Mascarenhas, Alisha (May 20, 2021). "On Kimberly Alidio's : once teeth bones coral :". The Capilano Review. Archived from the original on May 8, 2026. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  11. 1 2 Stoddard, Rebecca (December 28, 2020). "Column: Seasons of the pandemic and some books that bore witness (2020 Small Press Roundup, Part I) – Rainbow Round Table Book and Media Reviews". American Library Association. Archived from the original on November 7, 2025. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  12. ↑ Saka, Rasheeda (March 15, 2021). "Here are the finalists for the 2021 Lambda Literary Award". Literary Hub. Archived from the original on March 15, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  13. ↑ Võ, Morgan (August 16, 2021). "Paper cuts, or the costs of legibility". Jacket2. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  14. ↑ Frank, Rebecca Morgan. "Teeter". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  15. ↑ Alidio, Kim (2023). Teeter. Nightboat Books. ISBN 978-1-643-62173-9.
  16. ↑ Sobhan, Athena (June 12, 2024). "2024 Lambda Literary Awards - See the Complete List of Winners". People. Archived from the original on June 15, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  17. ↑ "About the Prize". Nightboat Books. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  18. ↑ Traceable Relation. Fonograf Editions. 2025. ISBN 978-1-964499-42-0.
  19. ↑ Hamilton, Diana (January 6, 2023). "Visiting a place where poetry is vibrantly alive". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
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