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Poetry in Performance at the College of Saint Rose Students perform poems from Shira Dentz’s how do i net thee (Salmon Poetry, 2018). Listen here at SoundCloud

“Let the possum go,” a poem from THE SUN A BLAZING ZERO (Lavender Ink/Diálogos, 2019) featured at Verse Daily on Monday, 3/16/20. Read it here!

“MAGICAL REALISM” BY SHIRA DENTZ

Wow, what James Knippen wrote in his shout-out to a a few of the best books of poetry he’s read in 2019: “THE SUN A BLAZING ZERO, Shira Dentz: I am a sucker for poems that eschew traditional syntax for … Continue reading →

It’s Sugar House Review‘s 10-year anniversary. Which means instead of publishing two issues in 2019, there’s one, deluxe issue—available now! I’m honored to have four poems in this incredible issue with such great writers and writing.

Check out this unique magazine in which all its contents are inspired and centered on MAPS! My piece, “COME, BE ONE WITH ME,” was inspired by a map of a dual tetrahedron. Read the whole 11th issue here

Volume Reading Series, a monthly reading series, co-curated by Hallie Goodman and Dani Grammerstorf French, is happening again Saturday, October 12 at 7PM, and I’m looking forward to reading from my new book, THE SUN A BLAZING ZERO, along with … Continue reading →

New poems by Steven Alvarez, James Shea, and yours truly, in the new issue of Newfound! A serene fog of moons sprinkled with plums

The schedule is up for this symposium! “Slow: A Symposium in Praxis & Theory”—a one-day interdisciplinary event hosted by MCLA and MASS MoCA—will be held at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA on Friday, November 1, 2019. The symposium will … Continue reading →

Kelly Lydick interviews me about my most recent books, how do i net thee and the sun a blazing zero, and my forthcoming book, Sisyphusina from Pank Books in “Shira Dentz: The Arc, the Form, the Formless | interviewed by … Continue reading →