Jill McDonough's guest appearances

Jill McDonough

The Deerfield Public Library Podcast

Gloucester Writers Center

Poetry Moment

Dylan Thomas

Ellen Bass

Stephen Dunn

Jeff Johnson

Tracy K. Smith

Sarah Larsen

Elie Wiesel

Julian Gewirtz

John Whalen

Walt Whitman

Richard Rothstein

Jericho Brown

Chris Claremont

Robert Frost

William Blake

OwlTail

Jill McDonough’s books of poems include Here All Night (Alice James, 2019), Reaper (Alice James, 2017), Where You Live (Salt, 2012), and Habeas Corpus (Salt, 2008). The recipient of three Pushcart prizes and fellowships from the Lannan Foundation, NEA, NYPL, FAWC, and Stanford, her work appears in The Threepenny Review and Best American Poetry. She teaches in the MFA program at UMass-Boston and offers College Reading and Writing in Boston jails. Her website is jillmcdonough.com. Jill McDonough’s American Treasure comes out in 2022 with Alice James Books. “What a Waste” was previously published in Green Mountains Review’s print edition in 2018.  Text of today’s poem and more details about our program can be found at: deerfieldlibrary.org/queerpoemaday/ Queer Poem-a-Day is directed by poet and teacher Lisa Hiton and Dylan Zavagno, Adult Services Coordinator at the Deerfield Public Library. Music for our series is from Excursions Op. 20, Movement 1, by Samuel Barber, performed by pianist Daniel Baer. Queer Poem-a-Day is supported by a generous donation from the Friends of the Deerfield Public Library. Queer Poem-a-Day is a program from the Adult Services Department at the Library and may include adult language.

Jill McDonough’s books of poems include Here All Night (Alice James, 2019), Reaper (Alice James, 2017), Where You Live (Salt, 2012), and Habeas Corpus (Salt, 2008). The recipient of three Pushcart prizes and fellowships from the Lannan Foundation, NEA, NYPL, FAWC, and Stanford, her work appears in The Threepenny Review and Best American Poetry. She teaches in the MFA program at UMass-Boston and offers College Reading and Writing in Boston jails. Her website is <a href="http://www.jillmcdonough.com/poems/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jillmcdonough.com</a>. Jill McDonough’s American Treasure comes out in 2022 with Alice James Books. “What a Waste” was previously published in Green Mountains Review’s print edition in 2018.  Text of today’s poem and more details about our program can be found at: <a href="http://deerfieldlibrary.org/queerpoemaday" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">deerfieldlibrary.org/queerpoemaday/</a> Queer Poem-a-Day is directed by poet and teacher <a href="https://www.lisahiton.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lisa Hiton</a> and Dylan Zavagno, Adult Services Coordinator at the Deerfield Public Library. Music for our series is from Excursions Op. 20, Movement 1, by Samuel Barber, performed by pianist <a href="http://danielbaerpiano.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daniel Baer</a>. Queer Poem-a-Day is supported by a generous donation from the <a href="https://deerfieldlibrary.org/friends-of-the-library/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Friends of the Deerfield Public Library</a>. Queer Poem-a-Day is a program from the Adult Services Department at the Library and may include adult language.

Queer Poem-a-Day: Jill McDonough "What a Waste"

Alexandra Teague is most recently the author of Or What We’ll Call Desire (Persea, 2019). Her prior books include The Wise and Foolish Builders and Mortal Geography , winner of the Lexi Rudnitsky Prize and the California Book Award Gold Medal in Poetry, and the novel The Principles Behind Flotation , as well as the co-edited anthology Bullets into Bells: Poets &amp; Citizens Respond to Gun Violence. A former Stegner and NEA fellow, Alexandra was recently awarded a residency at Civitella Ranieri. After a year’s sabbatical in Wales, she is back at University of Idaho, where she is a professor of creative writing.

Alexandra Teague Reads "Cindy Comes to Hear Me Read" by Jill McDonough

Patrick Barron

Patrick Barron and Jill McDonough