Lecture on the Poetry of Jack Gilbert
The poet Jack Gilbert, who died in 2012, was an anomaly in the poetry world. After winning The Yale Prize–perhaps the most prestigious award for a young poet’s first book–and […]
Winter-Spring 2019 Workshops
Click on “Workshops” above to see more information on the workshops that I will be teaching this fall at The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, MD.
Repost: Why I had a hard time calling my transgender child ‘they’
The Washington Post has finally addressed an issue with which I have been struggling: how to re-train myself to refer to my only child as “they”–and how to explain it […]
American Dialect Society Recognizes the Singular ‘They’
So I’m only about 16 months ahead of the curve! Fascinating turn of events in the grammar world (where there aren’t many…) as the American Dialect Society gives its stamp […]
The Washington Post has Kind Words for THEY
It is rare for a national newspaper to even mention poetry, let alone in the context of a celebrity story. But Kathleen Parker, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist on politics and culture […]
Interview with The Talbot Spy
Video interview with David Wheelan of The Talbot Spy, conducted on April 14, 2015 at The Bullitt House, Easton, MD. http://talbotspy.org/poetry-sue-ellen-thompson-and-the-power-of-the-narrative-poem/
Interview at the Library of Congress
Grace Cavalieri interviews me for “The Poet and the Poem” at the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/media/avfiles/poet-poem-sueellen-thompson.mp3
My New Book is Out!
THEY, my fifth book of poetry, is now available on Amazon. For a glimpse of what the book is about, and to order copies, go to http://www.amazon.com/They-Sue-Ellen-Thompson/dp/1625490984/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1409939641&sr=1-5&keywords=sue+ellen+thompson
Craft Tip: Telling Lies in Poetry
From Diane Lockward’s Poetry Newsletter, find out how Sue Ellen learned to relinquish control over the writing process and let the poem lead her to its own truth. Read the […]
