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    Dorianne Laux

    Dorianne Laux’s poetry collections include Only as the Day Is Long, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; The Book of Men, winner of the Paterson Poetry Prize; and Facts about the Moon, winner of the Oregon Book Award. She is the coauthor of The Poet’s Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry. 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 Only as the Day Is Long, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; The Book of Men, winner of the Paterson Poetry Prize; and Facts about the Moon, winner of the Oregon Book Award. She is the coauthor of The Poet’s Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry. 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

    Longlisted — National Book Award, 2024

    Books by Dorianne Laux

    • Life on Earth: Poems

      Dorianne Laux

      Paperback, 2025

      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.

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