Poems

American Chordata: “Tuxedo

Ploughshares: “Polar Sight,” “Reflection” (forthcoming)

Frozen Sea: “Sicily

Literary Matters: “Sundown

The Southern Review: “The Ersatz Parents

Hopkins Review: “Oblivion

On Poetry

Los Angeles Review of Books: on Frank Bidart

Los Angeles Review of Books: on Margaret Ross

Los Angeles Review of Books: on Jana Prikryl

Poetry Northwest: on Sandra Lim

Nathan Blansett’s poems and criticism recently appear in Ploughshares, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Southern Review, American Chordata, and elsewhere. The recipient of fellowships and support from the 92NY, Poetry Society of America, the Stadler Center at Bucknell, Emory, and The Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins, he lives in Washington, DC.

Classes and Workshops

Unusual Objects: The Prose Poem

w/ Jack Westmore
fall 2025

Clarity, Courage, Control

Session I – May 31 2025
Session II – June 7 2025

Repetition and Refrain

Jan 12 2025

Poems of Family and Childhood

Oct 13 2024