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Elizabeth Spires

Elizabeth Spires is the author of seven poetry collections, including Worldling and The Wave-Maker. Her poetry has appeared in the Atlantic and The New Yorker, among other publications. A professor at Goucher College, she lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Elizabeth Spires

Awards

Winner — Ohioana Book Award, 2003

Books by Elizabeth Spires

Worldling
Elizabeth Spires
Paperback, 1997
Now the Green Blade Rises: Poems
Elizabeth Spires
Paperback, 2004
"Spires is a jewel of a poet, never self-conscious or self-indulgent."—Los Angeles Times
The Wave-Maker: Poems
Elizabeth Spires
Hardback, 2008
A contemplative, witty new collection from a "jewel of a poet" (Los Angeles Times).
The Wave-Maker: Poems
Elizabeth Spires
Paperback, 2010
A stunning new collection from a poet who “made her name a watchword for serenity and poise” (Contemporary Poetry Review).
A Memory of the Future: Poems
Elizabeth Spires
Paperback, 2020
Zen-infused meditations on the limitations of memory, mortality, and the boundaries of human existence.
The Wave-Maker: Poems
Elizabeth Spires
E Book, 2008
A contemplative, witty new collection from a "jewel of a poet" (Los Angeles Times).
Now the Green Blade Rises: Poems
Elizabeth Spires
E Book, 2004
"Spires is a jewel of a poet, never self-conscious or self-indulgent."—Los Angeles Times
A Memory of the Future: Poems
Elizabeth Spires
E Book, 2018
Zen-infused meditations on the limitations of memory, mortality, and the boundaries of human existence.