Annie FinchDiversity, Constraint, and Poetic Form as LiberationFirst appeared in American Poetry Review, January 2020Jun 26, 20201Jun 26, 20201
Annie FinchHow to Publish Women Writers: A Response to the VIDA CountNote: this piece was originally published in Her Circle Ezine in 2011. Since that link is no longer live and the issues persist, I’m…Jun 25, 20191Jun 25, 20191
Annie FinchA Blessing on the PoetsPatient earth-diggers, impatient fire-makers,Apr 1, 2019Apr 1, 2019
Annie FinchHow to Apologize in a Way That Actually WorksAbout a decade ago, I found myself in need of making a serious apology — the kind of apology where a lot hangs in the balance. I made my…Mar 12, 2019Mar 12, 2019
Annie FinchThe Spell of the Sonnet“I will put Chaos into fourteen lines and keep him there…” — Edna St. Vincent MillayMar 1, 20191Mar 1, 20191
Annie FinchCan Passion Be Translated? Sonnets, Free Verse, and the Ghost of Louise LabéLouise Labé is a deeply, and paradoxically, passionate poet. Her elaborate metaphors and frank self-reflection in the face of intricate…Feb 12, 2019Feb 12, 2019
Annie FinchHow to Make a Poem Last: On Revising “Revelry”NOTE January 23, 2019 I publish this essay here, a dozen years after I wrote it, to celebrate the sale of Sitwells to new owners who…Jan 23, 2019Jan 23, 2019
Annie FinchA Ritual for Healing from Sexual AbuseIn 2011, one third of women in the U.S. reported that they had been victims of sexual assault (rape, stalking, beating, or a combination of…Jun 16, 2017Jun 16, 2017