Dorothea "Dottie" Grossman (1937–2012) was an American poet active in Los Angeles, where she lived for more than 30 years.
[3] Grossman's poems have been published in four books as well as multiple poetry journals and magazines.
[2] Grossman was born in Philadelphia[1] and attended Temple University, where she studied with Gerald Stern.
[4] Grossman read her work regularly throughout the Los Angeles area, and was noted for her collaborations with trombonist Michael Vlatkovich and other musicians.
[1] She frequently addressed her husband in the first person in her poems, and cited his music as well as a wide variety of other musical genres ranging from improvisational jazz to Top 40 radio as major inspirations in her work.