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Diane Seuss

@dseuss.bsky.social
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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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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Thank you to Beth Ann Fennelly for this, in Poetry magazine.
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A Punk-Rural Aesthetic
Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
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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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.
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
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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Past & Present: In Conversation with Poets I Love with Mark Doty, Diane Seuss, and Melissa McKinstry — 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...
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
I have four new poems in the just-launched Summer Issue of Blackbird, link below:
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Blackbird – An online journal of literature and the arts
An online journal of literature and the arts
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
"Are you content with all this content," from my forthcoming collection Althea: Poems, coming out in 2027 from Graywolf Press. poetrysociety.org.uk/poems/are-yo...
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The Poetry Society
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
"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
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
"The Black Widow is with Child," from my forthcoming collection, Althea: Poems, from Graywolf Press in 2027.
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The Poetry Society
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
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Meet the 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize finalists.
Last month, the Griffin Poetry Prize—the world’s largest international prize for a single book of poetry published in English—announced its 2025 shortlist. The winner will be announced at a ceremon…
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Gabe Montesanti @gabemontesanti.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
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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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.
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Library of America @libraryofamerica.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
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...
Sylvia Plath with typewriter (Smith College), Sarah Ruden, Diane Seuss, Amanda Golden, and Heather Clark
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Great graphic drag memoir from Gabe Montesanti.
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Drag Things - Solstice Literary Magazine
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
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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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 Różycki (Poland) each read 578 books of poetry, including 47...
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
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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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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
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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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North American Review @northamerreview.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
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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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
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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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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Brilliant and kind Aaron Coleman, poet, translator, former student, and friend. pressblog.uchicago.edu/2024/12/21/r...
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Read an Interview with Poet and Translator Aaron Coleman – The Chicago Blog
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Well, cool.
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Will You Fall in Love With This Poem? I Did. (Gift Article)
“Romantic Poet,” by Diane Seuss, is one of the best things that our critic A.O. Scott read (and reread) this year.
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Parade mag fixed my poem from the Taylor Swift anthology. Yippee, it now has an intact final stanza! parade.com/books/best-r...
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Taylor Swift (For)Evermore: 113 Poets Pay Tribute #4
Acclaimed, best-selling poets offer works inspired by Swift.
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
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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Taylor Swift (For)Evermore: 113 Poets Pay Tribute #4
Acclaimed, best-selling poets offer works inspired by Swift.
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
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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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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
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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 books—books like All Fours by Miranda July, L…
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Congratulations to Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, winner of the National Book Award for Poetry, for Something About Living!
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
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 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/.../invisibl...
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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 ...
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Modern Poetry is out today in paperback. 💋
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Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Friends, if you missed the 11 NOV virtual reading hosted by the New England Poetry Club featuring Aileen Cassinetto, Martha Silano, Diane Seuss, & myself - there is now a recording. I read some poems from CAULBEARER (Black Lawrence Press, 2024) + some new work. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1-d....
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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Turned (just a few) favorite reads of 2024 into a holiday gift guide. Books by @cphillipspoet.bsky.social @dseuss.bsky.social @rexchapman.bsky.social @andrewbertaina.bsky.social @annkpowers.bsky.social @paulluikart.bsky.social @taffyakner.bsky.social + more! www.columbiatribune.com/story/entert...
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A book-lover's holiday gift guide, from Margaret Atwood to Percival Everett
From generous novels to NBA memoirs and poetry collections, here are some of the books to gift this holiday season.
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Poetry Daily @poetrydaily.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
The secret ambition of all lyric poetry is to stop time. —Charles Simic
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 16/11/2024
Another day, another million new people have joined Bluesky! 18M users? 🙂‍↔️ 18M friends 🙂‍↕️
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phillip crymble @phillipcrymble.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Look for lots of Robert Lowell content from me, like this passage from the initial draft of his National Book Awards acceptance speech for Life Studies.
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
I'll be in conversation with James Allen Hall on poetry and mental health/healing/enduring on Monday, Nov. 18, at 6 pm EST. Registration link in the comments. 💙
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Alessandra Bava @alessandrabava.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Made me think of you, @dseuss.bsky.social. 🙂
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Nathaniel Perry @longrules.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
This is still the book I think of when I see your new book. I stole this from my parents shelf when I went to college
Cover of Modern Poetry anthology
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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
From Diane Seuss (@dseuss.bsky.social)'s book Frank: Sonnets: bookshop.org/a/862/978164... #poem #poetry #writers #books #dianeseuss
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Vicky MacDonald Harris @vickymharris.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Rabbit hiding from the rain.
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
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Alessandra Bava @alessandrabava.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
The Non-Catholic cemetery in Rome, resting place of Keats, Shelley, Corso and other poets, is seeking help. Overnight a pine tree fell over some tombs. The Cemetery is currently closed to assess the entity of the damage. Help if you can. All help matters. Thanks and please share! shorturl.at/jXHVF
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Donate to Cimitero Acattolico di Roma chiede il tuo aiuto, organized by Cimitero Acattolico per gli Stranieri di Roma, Direttrice Yvonne A Mazurek
A nome dell’Associazione Cimitero Acattolico per gli Stranier… Cimitero Acattolico per gli Stranieri di Roma, Direttrice Yvonne A Mazurek needs your support for Cimitero Acattolico di Roma chiede il t...
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Alessandra Bava @alessandrabava.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
@dseuss.bsky.social's "Modern Poetry" is a NewYorker "Best Book We Read This Week." newyorker.com/best-books-2024 #DianeSeuss #ModernPoetry
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The Best Books We’ve Read in 2024 So Far
Reviews of notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
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Jimmy Two Hands (summerjimbo era) @jimmytwohands.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
you ever seen a more relatable headline
A article headline that says
“A rabies scare in West Virginia turned out to be just raccoons drunk on crab apples”

And there’s a picture of a raccoon underneath his face loooks cute
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Susan Marie Swanson @susanmarieswanson.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Bracing and brilliant, yet companionable. I'm so grateful for this work, both the poem and the essay
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
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Taylor Swift (For)Evermore: 113 Poets Pay Tribute #1
Acclaimed, best-selling poets offer new works inspired by Swift.
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charlie hensler @chaswriter.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Alice Notley "The wind in my / hair & the church in my head"
Backyard | Alice Notley

The cat’s eye marble is green.
One sandal. Shade. If I were a
girl from the Sagamon River, or if
I am. I then turned to the page
called Free. The wind in my 
hair & the church in my head
& the reticence of. No I
haven’t been waiting. Expression
of engine of an intimate clime
It must still be love which I 
talk. But you see. Shaky as
pale lavender ones. High talk to cure
an old tired fear. There’s an
old plastic coffee cup in the
forest of the lemon tree. But
what I mean is. White
oleanders in sky attached to
leaves. If you love me, all
of nature, let the wind blow.
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Marisa Grizenko @marisagrizenko.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
"It was in that hour that I became negatively capable. My life spiraled onward, and duende became my claim to an errant power."
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Sara Moore Wagner @saramoorewagner.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
It’s official! The winner of this year’s Adrift contest, selected by @dseuss.bsky.social is Winshen Liu! I can’t wait to work on bringing this book to life. Shout out to my poetry editors and readers @christenkauffman.bsky.social @benkline.bsky.social for helping me through 1200 submissions! 🎉🎉🎉
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
This is an essay on my poem "Ballad," Keats's notion of Negative Capability, and Lorca's Duende, with a prompt and a link to the original poem. I'm happy to share it with you.
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I Know You Know: Diane Seuss On “Ballad,” Negative Capability, and the Duende
Christ was laid out in a glass coffin, like Snow White. I visited and re-visited him. He looked so much like my father on his deathbed.
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
The Kalamazoo Book Arts Center designed a broadside of the first poem in frank: sonnets, and a handmade book with selections from frank, both with linocut art by Shannon Hardy. Link to the full book in the comments. kalbookarts.org/shop/broadsi...
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Seuss by Hardy — Shop - Broadsides — Kalamazoo Book Arts Center
Artist: Shannon Hardy Poet: Diane Seuss
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Chloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
It feels weird to promote anything right now, but if you would like 15 minutes of thinking about something else I'm really proud of this story that came out: therumpus.net/2024/11/04/r... Tw: discusses dementia
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Obliquity - The Rumpus
Andrea tells me her hallucinations are getting worse, more frequent, more frightening, though she doesn’t elaborate on how.
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Marianne Worthington @mworthington.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
One last push: I’m teaching this virtual class via The Carnegie Center on Tuesday, Nov. 12 from 6-8 p.m. We meet via Zoom, the class is very reasonably priced, and you’ll get a start on a couple of new poems. Check out SOUND & SENSE: SONIC PROPERTIES IN POETRY: carnegiecenterlex.org/classes/soni...
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Sound & Sense: Sonic Properties in Poetry - Fall 2024 - The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning
Enliven your poetry by understanding and practicing sound devices unique to poems, such as consonance, assonance, harmonic structure, rhythm, and rhyme. We’ll look at model poems and draft new work wi...
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Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
If you are struggling, you might find this helpful, as I did. I think I'll read it daily, with my coffee. Two paragraphs from Vaclav Havel. havelcenter.org/2015/05/04/d...
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Disturbing the Peace - Vaclav Havel Center
Between 1985 and 1986, Havel conducted a series of interviews with the Czech journalist Karel Hvížd’ala, who was living in West Germany at the time. In Czech, the resulting book was a kind of confessi...
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Alessandra Bava @alessandrabava.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
I have found the mss of Ode to the Nightingale and I love #Keats's handwriting. My y's are just like his.
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