Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno
Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno is an American poet, teacher, and contributing editor to The American Poetry Review.[1]
She is the author of Slamming Open the Door (Alice James Books, 2009), which was the 2008 Beatrice Hawley Award winner, and also received a positive, full-page review in The New York Times,[2] while Library Journal praised it as "A stunning first book."[3] Bonanno was interviewed about her writing of the book on NPR's Fresh Air by Terri Gross, who began the interview by praising the book, "I really love the poems we're about to hear. They're beautifully written. But some of them really hurt. They're about the worst thing that can happen to a mother, the murder of her child."[4][5] Slamming Open the Door is a collection of poetry which tells the story of the aftermath of the murder of the author’s daughter, Leidy Bonanno, who was strangled in 2003 by an ex-boyfriend, just after she had graduated from nursing school.[6] Bonanno is an advocate for victims’ rights and a member of the Montgomery Country Parents of Murdered Children, and was honored with a 2008 “Women of Courage/Women of Inspiration Purple Ribbon Award” from Lutheran Settlement House in Philadelphia.[7]
Bonanno was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, and received an undergraduate degree in English and a master’s in education from Temple University. She taught at Dobbins High School for five years and has taught at Cheltenham High School for thirteen years. She is married to David Bonanno, a native of Caldwell, New Jersey, and co-editor of The American Poetry Review.[8]
References
- ↑ Alice James Books > Kathleen Sheedeer Bonanno > Author Page
- ↑ The New York Times Book Review > My Daughter's Murder, by David Kirby > 04/10/09
- ↑ Review: Library Journal > 'Arts & Humanities > Poetry > February 1, 2009 > Review by Karla Huston of Slamming Open the Door, by Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno
- ↑ On The Page, Poet Mourns Daughter's Murder > July 29, 2009 > Transcript > Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno Interviewed by Terri Gross
- ↑ NPR > Fresh Air > On The Page, Poet Mourns Daughter's Murder > July 29, 2009 > Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno Interviewed by Terri Gross
- ↑ NPR > Fresh Air > On The Page, Poet Mourns Daughter's Murder > July 29, 2009 > Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno Interviewed by Terri Gross
- ↑ The Chestnut Hill Local > Daughter’s Murder Inspires Local Mom to Write Best-Selling, Honored Book of Poetry > by Len Lear > May 21, 2009
- ↑ The Chestnut Hill Local > Daughter’s Murder Inspires Local Mom to Write Best-Selling, Honored Book of Poetry > by Len Lear > May 21, 2009
External links
- Alice James Books > Kathleen Sheedeer Bonanno > Author Page
- Author Profile: The Chestnut Hill Local > Daughter’s Murder Inspires Local Mom to Write Best-Selling, Honored Book of Poetry > by Len Lear > May 21, 2009
- Review: The New York Times Book Review > My Daughter's Murder, by David Kirby > 04/10/09
- Review: Library Journal > 'Arts & Humanties > Poetry > February 1, 2009 > Review by Karla Huston of Slamming Open the Door, by Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno
