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Dorianne Laux
Dorianne Laux
Awards
Winner — Paterson Poetry Prize, 2012
Shortlisted — Pulitzer Prize, 2020
Longlisted — National Book Award, 2024
Books by Dorianne Laux
The Book of Men: Poems
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hardback, 2024
Longlisted for the 2024 National Book Award for Poetry
One of the New Yorker's Best Books of 2024
Pulitzer Prize finalist Dorianne Laux returns with an insightful, compassionate, and spirited...
Life on Earth: Poems
E Book
Finger Exercises for Poets
Paperback, 2024
An illuminating book of concise craft essays and exercises for poets, from Pulitzer Prize finalist and The Poet’s Companion coauthor Dorianne Laux.
Finger Exercises for Poets
E Book
An illuminating book of concise craft essays and exercises for poets, from Pulitzer Prize finalist and The Poet’s Companion coauthor Dorianne Laux.