October Poetry Curator Daisy Fried

Exist in Confusion, as Long as Possible, While Revising

Daisy Fried is the author of five books of poetry, including the forthcoming My Destination. The recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship, a Hodder fellowship, and a Pew fellowship in the arts, she is a member of the faculty of the MFA Program For Writers at Warren Wilson College. Zócalo’s poetry curator for October, Fried chatted with us in the green room about coming to terms with Sylvia Plath, writing in the style of poet Zbigniew Herbert, and finding inspiration at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

September Poetry Curator Matthew Olzmann

I’m Kind of a Homebody

Matthew Olzmann is the author of three poetry collections, most recently Constellation Route. He is an assistant professor at Dartmouth College. Zócalo’s poetry curator for September, Olzmann chatted with us …

August Poetry Curator Sally Ball

All Writers Imitate Each Other

Sally Ball is the author of three poetry collections, most recently, Hold Sway. She’s a professor of English and the director of creative writing at Arizona State University. She also teaches in …

July Poetry Curator CM Burroughs

Poets Are Record Keepers

CM Burroughs is associate professor of creative writing at Columbia College Chicago and author of The Vital System and Master Suffering, which was longlisted for the National Book Award and …