Dorianne Laux

Dorianne Laux’s poetry collections include the Pulitzer Prize finalist Only as the Day Is Long and Life On Earth. She received the Paterson Poetry Prize and is a founding faculty member of Pacific University’s low-residency MFA program. She lives in Richmond, California.

Dorianne Laux

Dorianne Laux’s poetry collections include the Pulitzer Prize finalist Only as the Day Is Long and Life On Earth. She received the Paterson Poetry Prize and is a founding faculty member of Pacific University’s low-residency MFA program. She lives in Richmond, California.

Awards

Winner — Paterson Poetry Prize, 2012

Shortlisted — Pulitzer Prize, 2020

Books by Dorianne Laux

  • The Book of Men: Poems

    Dorianne Laux

    Paperback, 2012

    “Dorianne Laux dares to parse her life through the prism of men who’ve passed through it.” —New York Times
  • Facts About the Moon: Poems

    Dorianne Laux

    Paperback, 2007

    "Laux writes gritty, tough, lyrical poems that depict the actual nature of life in the West today."—Philip Levine
  • The Book of Men: Poems

    Dorianne Laux

    Hardback, 2011

    "Laux writes gritty, tough, lyrical poems that depict the actual nature of life in the West today."—Philip Levine
  • Only As the Day Is Long: New and Selected Poems

    Dorianne Laux

    Paperback, 2020

    A collection of new and selected works from a prize-winning poet known to bear compassionate and ruthless witness to the quotidian.
  • The Book of Men: Poems

    Dorianne Laux

    E Book, 2011

    "Laux writes gritty, tough, lyrical poems that depict the actual nature of life in the West today."—Philip Levine
  • Only As the Day Is Long: New and Selected Poems

    Dorianne Laux

    E Book, 2019

    A collection of new and selected works from a prize-winning poet known to bear compassionate and ruthless witness to the quotidian.
  • Life on Earth: Poems

    Dorianne Laux

    Hardback, 2024

    Pulitzer Prize finalist Dorianne Laux returns with an insightful, compassionate, and spirited volume that celebrates the imperfect miracle of humanity.
  • Life on Earth: Poems

    Dorianne Laux

    E Book

    Pulitzer Prize finalist Dorianne Laux returns with an insightful, compassionate, and spirited volume that celebrates the imperfect miracle of humanity.
  • The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry

    Kim Addonizio, Dorianne Laux

    Paperback, 1997

    From the nuts and bolts of craft to the sources of inspiration, this book is for anyone who wants to write poetry-and do it well.