Gavin Grimm Sets an Example for Transgender Students
My book THEY, which has only been out for 2 1/2 years, was written at a time when I was still struggling to figure out how to handle “the pronoun issue” […]
2016-17 Workshops
Click on “Workshops” above to see a list of workshops that I will be teaching this winter in Annapolis, Bethesda, and Easton, MD.
Repost: Transgender Athletes at the Olympics
This is something I have wondered about while watching the Olympics. Now the Washington Post has answered all my questions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/do-transgender-athletes-have-an-unfair-advantage-at-the-olympics/2016/08/05/08169676-5b50-11e6-9aee-8075993d73a2_story.html
Repost: Is “They” the Best Option for a Gender-Neutral Pronoun?
The New York Times Magazine has just added fuel to the gender-neutral pronoun fire. But in all the discussions of this subject that I have come across, no one has yet […]
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 […]
