Arlene Zide Mailing Address: 1357 E. Madison Park Chicago, IL. 60615 County: Cook E-mail: arlenefc@yahoo.com Phone: work: 773 -548-6240 fax: 312 -553-5729 Genre: Poetry

Periodical Publications:

• Original Poetry:Primavera; Oyez; Colorado Review; Women's Review of Books; Xanadu; Rattapallax; Rhino; Off Our Backs; Out of Line; RedRiverReview.com; ChicagoPoetry.com; Spoon River Quarterly; Ekphrasis; Parnassus Literary Journal; Room of One's Own; Hedge Apple; Debonair; Femina; Goldflower, Colorado-North Review; California Quarterly , Manushi etc.

Book Publications:

• In Their Own Voice: Anthology of Contemporary Indian Women Poets
• Under A Silent Sun: Oriya Women Poets In Translation, Vikas, 1992 [66 pages of translation].
• Sometimes I Tell This Tale To The River, Amrita Pritam. Translated by Arlene Zide, Hind Pocket Books Pvt. Ltd, 1996
• Poems, Amrita Pritam, Translated by Arlene Zide, Magadh Prakashan, 1992 [32 pages of translation].

Forthcoming Publications:

• Chicago Fire (An Anthology of Chicago Area Women Poets) [with Carolyn Rodge] (probably with Tia Chucha Press)

Awards, Fellowships, Grants and Honors:

• Fulbright; AIIS (to India), NDEA; NDFL Graduate work in South Asian Languages etc.

Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:

• Art Institute of Chicago: March 18, 1999 , with Rhino.
• Chicago Public Library: April, 2000.
• HWC: November, 2001; March , 2002
• Chicago Public Library: [April, 2002.]

Recent Workshops:

Present Employment:

• Professor, Dept. of Humanities, & Director, Women's Studies, Harold Washington College

Preferred Audience:

Willing to travel:

• yes