Michael Gessner
Writer

Michael Gessner

Show BioHide BioMichael Gessner has authored 11 books of poetry and prose. He has been a finalist in several competitions including 'Discovery/The Nation,' 'The Pablo Neruda Award,' and North American Review's James Hearst Poetry Prize. His work appears in The American Journal of Poetry, American Letters & Commentary, American Literary Review, The French Literary Review, Kenyon Review, North American Review, Oxford Review, Rue des Beaux-Arts (Paris,) Sycamore Review, Verse Daily, The Yale Journal of Humanities and others. He is a voting member of the National Book Critics Circle. Other publications and information may be found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/michael-gessner or https://www.michaelgessner.com/

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Plath’s Father

Published 4y ago -

by Michael Gessner It’s good you died when you did, or you would have lived to see your darling daughter’s demise in her prime, with two little ones in the next room, precious as honey in a hive. But you escaped—talk about an act of god—in medias resâ€... More »

The Canadian Solution

Published 5y ago -

Since Americans are engaged in a contentious dispute over building a southern border wall to prevent hordes of evil-doers from invading our country, we need to reach out for more credible, practical, and yes, imaginative solutions. Have we looked to the north?... More »

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