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Author of Modern Poetry, frank: sonnets, Still Life w Two Dead Peacocks and a Girl, Four-Legged Girl, all from Graywolf Press, and Wolf Lake, White Gown Blown Open (Univ. of Massachusetts Press), Chancellor for Academy of American Poets.

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A Punk-Rural Aesthetic Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.

Thank you to Beth Ann Fennelly for this, in Poetry magazine.

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Opening the Door to...Diane Seuss In the next in our series of online interviews, Mary Mulholland talks to Diane Seuss about her writing life and inspirations.

I will have a conversation with Mary Mulholland of Red Door Poets in London on Sunday, September 28th at 1 p.m. EST. We'll do a deep dive into Modern Poetry and to the writing life. The link to sign up is below. Hope to see you there. ❀️

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Past & Present: In Conversation with Poets I Love with Mark Doty, Diane Seuss, and Melissa McKinstry β€” The Poets Corner Mark Doty , Diane Seuss , and Melissa McKinstry will read some of their current poems, as well as poems written in response to poets or poems that they love. In a conversation with our host, Meg W...

I'll be reading and speaking with Mark Doty via the Poets Corner in a free Zoom event facillitated by Melissa McKinstry, on Sunday, September 14 at 4 pm You can sign up at the link below.

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Blackbird – An online journal of literature and the arts An online journal of literature and the arts

I have four new poems in the just-launched Summer Issue of Blackbird, link below:

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The Poetry Society

"Are you content with all this content," from my forthcoming collection Althea: Poems, coming out in 2027 from Graywolf Press.

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The Poetry Society

"Everyone, including the father," in the UK's Poetry Review and forthcoming in my next book, Althea: Poems, from Graywolf Press in 2027.

poetrysociety.org.uk/poems/everyo...

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The Poetry Society

"The Black Widow is with Child," from my forthcoming collection, Althea: Poems, from Graywolf Press in 2027.

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Meet the 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize finalists. Last month, the Griffin Poetry Prizeβ€”the world’s largest international prize for a single book of poetry published in Englishβ€”announced its 2025 shortlist. The winner will be announced at a ceremon…

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Long-term Art Project - The Rumpus She hid out in a bathroom, calling out for her father. She called him "daddy," a term she hadn't used since she was a child.

I feel so lucky today to have a graphic piece in The Rumpus about getting struck by a pellet gun on a busy street in St. Louis, drag, and fierce friendship.

therumpus.net/2025/05/08/l...

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Sylvia Plath with typewriter (Smith College), Sarah Ruden, Diane Seuss, Amanda Golden, and Heather Clark

Sylvia Plath with typewriter (Smith College), Sarah Ruden, Diane Seuss, Amanda Golden, and Heather Clark

On 4/17, uncover the incandescent poems of Sylvia Plath with Pulitzer-winning poet Diane Seuss, Plath scholars Heather Clark and Amanda Golden, and Sarah Ruden, author of I Am the Arrow: The Life & Art of Sylvia Plath in Six Poems. RSVP for the free online event: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-greatn...

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Drag Things - Solstice Literary Magazine

Great graphic drag memoir from Gabe Montesanti.

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2025 Longlist Announcement - Griffin Poetry Prize The Griffin Poetry Prize is pleased to announce the 2025 Longlist. Judges Nick Laird (Northern Ireland), Anne Michaels (Canada), and Tomasz RΓ³ΕΌycki (Poland) each read 578 books of poetry, including 47...

What an honor to be included on the longlist for the Griffin Poetry Prize. Excited to see my former student and good friend, Aaron Coleman, on the list as well, and Oksana Maksymchuk, among all the other briliiant writers.

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Thank you, sister πŸ’•

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The Fitzcarraldo Editions Archive: Diane Seuss in conversation with Sandeep Parmar Diane Seuss, author of frank: sonnets and Modern Poetry, speaks with poet and critic Sandeep Parmar, author of Faust, Eidolon and Reading Mina Loy’s Autobiographies, about her work to date. The discus
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The best poetry books of 2025 so far Our Poetry Book of the Month reviews include two invigorating releases by Diane Seuss and a dark, posthumous collection by Tove Ditlevsen

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Attention, Swifties! NAR presents: Invisible Strings poetry reading and discussion, a free Zoom event. Register here:
uni.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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10 Best Poetry Books of 2024 That Will Stir Your Soul and Ignite Your Imagination From personal loss and mental health struggles to intercultural memory, historical narratives, and ecological concerns, each work blends emotional depth with creative form. Together, they showcase poe...

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Read an Interview with Poet and Translator Aaron Coleman – The Chicago Blog

Brilliant and kind Aaron Coleman, poet, translator, former student, and friend.

pressblog.uchicago.edu/2024/12/21/r...

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Will You Fall in Love With This Poem? I Did. (Gift Article) β€œRomantic Poet,” by Diane Seuss, is one of the best things that our critic A.O. Scott read (and reread) this year.

Well, cool.

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Taylor Swift (For)Evermore: 113 Poets Pay Tribute #4 Acclaimed, best-selling poets offer works inspired by Swift.

Parade mag fixed my poem from the Taylor Swift anthology. Yippee, it now has an intact final stanza!

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Taylor Swift (For)Evermore: 113 Poets Pay Tribute #4 Acclaimed, best-selling poets offer works inspired by Swift.

My lil poem in the Taylor Swift anthology is in Parade magazine today with editor Kristie Daugherty's introduction to the anthology. Never thought I'd see the day...

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Opinion | Running Away From Trump’s America Is Complicated. I Should Know. (Gift Article) For Americans declaring they want to leave a Trump-led America, the best approach is to understand what you are running to, not from.
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Leaving Cormac: Life Lessons From My Correspondence with Lee McCarthy Like many middle-aged women I know, I spent my summer parsing the rallying calls of personhood and artmaking ringing out from the new roster of divorce booksβ€”books like All Fours by Miranda July, L…
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Congratulations to Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, winner of the National Book Award for Poetry, for Something About Living!

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Launch Reading: Invisible Strings: 113 Poets respond to the songs of Taylor Swift (Via Zoom) | Hudson Valley Writers Center Join Jennifer Franklin, Sophia Bannister, and Kristie Frederick Daugherty for the launch reading of Invisible Strings: 113 poets respond to the songs of Taylor Swift, on its publication date! Already ...

A break from the gloom! Launch reading for Invisible Strings: 113 Poets respond to the songs of Taylor Swift, December 3 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST.
Here’s the link to register: writerscenter.org/calendar/tay...

Also, pre-order your copy now at
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Modern Poetry is out today in paperback. πŸ’‹

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Love this. Thank you.

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