Category: lit crit
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// borderline fortune turns one
Hard to believe it’s been a whole year since Borderline Fortune came into this world! I’m eternally grateful to the National Poetry Series and Penguin Poets for the opportunity, and I loved crisscrossing the country to spend time in the company of so many thoughtful poets and readers. Amanda Moore helped me cap off the…
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// homecoming: paper boat & oilf
The world is a mess right now, which is exactly why I’m glad to be headed to my home state of Washington to be in community with my friends, family, and other writers. Fellow National Poetry Series winner Amanda Moore and I will read at Paper Boat Booksellers in West Seattle on Wednesday, June 1,…
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// acronym events
Happy New Year (in February)! A few invitations… Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 2, at 6 p.m. PT, I’ll be in conversation with my National Poetry Series partner in crime Amanda Moore, hosted by Mills alums Lizzie Brock and Michelle Simotas through City College of San Francisco (CCSF). Virtual, free, and open to the public—join the Zoom…
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// best of 2020-2021
The book world is pretty quiet between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, so this will be one of my final posts of 2021, but I’m excited to share that Borderline Fortune made Entropy magazine’s last “best of” list before it shutters for good (#26!). I have followed the magazine for years, published an essay there in…
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// npr, publishers weekly, lit hub
Thank you to everyone who has attended an in-person or online event! Your support is hugely important to me. I also appreciate all of you who have bought a copies of Borderline Fortune (especially from your favorite local independent bookstore!), recommended it to a friend, and shared something about it on social media. If you…
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// borderline fortune videos, interviews & events
I hope you’re all well in this strange, transitional time. A few updates on the Borderline Fortune book tour… Tomorrow—Wednesday, Oct. 27—I’ll be reading with former California poet laureate Carol Muske-Dukes, the National Poetry Series judge who selected my book, at Chevalier’s in Los Angeles at 7 p.m. Pre-order a signed copy and register here.…
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// borderline fortune out today!
There’s lots to report (and invite you to), but I won’t bury the lede: Borderline Fortune officially releases today! If you didn’t have a chance to pre-order a copy, it’s available everywhere books are sold. If you enjoy it, I’d be grateful for your positive ratings and reviews. You’re cordially invited to the virtual launch…
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// book tour & library journal
The full list of book tour stops is available at teresakmiller.net/events, including a conversation with Pulitzer Prize winner Forrest Gander.
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// dream delivery
My father was a relentless genealogist, adding the names, birthdates, marriages, and other details of more than 30,000 of my relatives and direct ancestors to his database before he died. He was particularly enamored with his maternal grandparents’ lines, as he started the research after his mom, my Grandma Alice, died of pancreatic cancer when…
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// cover reveal
I’m elated to share this cover with you: I’ve heard horror stories about covers, but so far I’m three for three. The photograph is by the mega-talented Brian Adams of Alaska, and I love what Penguin did with the design, which resonates with the poems on multiple levels. Here’s a recent interview with Adams. And…
Teresa K. Miller, poet and essayist 