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October 31, 1956

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Annie Finch is the author of six books of poetry, including Spells: New and Selected Poems, The Poetry Witch Little Book of Spells, Calendars and Eve (both finalists for the National Poetry Series), and the verse play Among the Goddesses: An Epic Libretto in Seven Dreams (Sarasvati Award, 2012). Her poems have appeared onstage at Carnegie Hall and in The Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century American Poetry. Her other works include poetry translation, poetics, poetry anthologies, and a poetry textbook. She is also the editor of Choice Words: Writers on Abortion (Haymarket Books, 2020). Annie Finch holds a Ph.D from Stanford, served for a decade as Director of the Stonecoast MFA Program in Creative Writing, and has lectured on poetry at Berkeley ...more

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Annie Finch For poetry, it's the thrill of rhythmical language, the joy of inspiration, and exploring the mysteries of how poems work. For prose, it's the opportu…m´Ç°ù±ðFor poetry, it's the thrill of rhythmical language, the joy of inspiration, and exploring the mysteries of how poems work. For prose, it's the opportunity to learn and grow and shape myself as a person through the process of writing and revision.(less)
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“I feel the nights stretching away
thousands long behind the days
till they reach the darkness where
all of me is ancestor.”
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message 8: by Annie

Annie thank you Jill!


message 7: by Annie

Annie Nice to hear from you Susan! and thanks for the good words, Wendy et al! Susan, your friend might also like my newest book on how to write poetry, A Poet's Craft: A Comprehensive Guide to Making and Sharing Your Poetry--a distillation of my lifetime's knowledge.


message 6: by Susan

Susan Hi, Annie,
I just recommended two of your books to a friend who was thrilled to buy both -- A Formal Feeling Comes & An Exaltation of Forms. She is spewing something sort of like poetry; at least it is deeply felt and whimsical. The project I was doing on women poets using Greek myth is still on hold, but I have something else up my sleeve. So Glad you are on GR!


message 5: by Wendy

Wendy Babiak I am loving Multiformalisms. Thanks so much for bringing this amazing book into existence!


message 4: by Wendy

Wendy Babiak Hi Annie. Just put A Formal Feeling Comes and Multiformalisms on my wishlist. I'm very excited about them.


message 3: by Jill (last edited May 14, 2009 03:47AM)

Jill Chan Thank you for the beautiful poem in Numinous



Have to check out one of your books sometime.



message 2: by Ed

Ed Thanks for the add, Annie. Thanks for the listing. I'll keep an eye out for your poetry volumes.

Good reading to you,

Ed Lynskey


Abbeville Press Hi Annie, and thanks for the add.

We do hope you check back with us for updates on our books and our exciting new online media.


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