Maria Hummel
Maria Hummel is the author of the poetry collection House and Fire, winner of the 2013 APR/Honickman First Book Prize, and two novels: Motherland (Counterpoint, 2014) and Wilderness Run (St. Martin's, 2003). Her poetry, fiction, and nonfiction have appeared in Poetry, New England Review, Narrative, the Sun, the New York Times, and the centenary anthology The Open Door: 100 Poems, 100 Years of Poetry Magazine.
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Articles By MARIA HUMMEL
- Crisis of Conscience
In the aftermath of Virginia Tech, how should teachers handle disturbing writing? - James Dickey: “The Sheep Child”
Was James Dickey writing about bestiality just for kicks, or was he attempting to revive the pastoral tradition?
Audio & Podcasts
The Poetry Magazine Podcast-
Nothing Plus the Idea of Chocolate
Poems from David Shapiro, Jacob Saenz, Maria Hummel, and Matthew Zapruder; Tony Hoagland on communication sickness and the poetics of vertigo.
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POET’S REGION U.S., Western
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