David Biespiel

David Biespiel is the author of three books of poems, including The Book of Men and Women (University of Washington Press, 2009). A book of prose, A Thousand Faces, is due out later this year.
Discover this poet’s context and related poetry, articles, and media.
Articles By DAVID BIESPIEL
- Cesar Vallejo: “Under the Poplars”
The ambassador of South American surrealism. - Former Dogs
- Poetry on Deadline
Life as a poetry columnist. - Robert Hayden: “Those Winter Sundays”
A lost father warms a house. - This Land Is Our Land
As go America’s poets, so goes American democracy.
Audio & Podcasts
The Poetry Magazine Podcast-
The Farmer’s in the Dell
Poems from Eleanor Ross Taylor, Linda Kunhardt, and Andrew Hudgins. Plus David Biespiel on why American poets should quit following in their own footsteps.
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Feeling Like a Worm in Tequila?
Poets chasing poets, Dean Young vs. Tony Hoagland, a theory of hats, and more.




