@dianawhitney
poet, editor, activist
GIRL TROUBLE - new book PREORDER HERE!
GIRL TROUBLE - new book PREORDER HERE!
NEW POEM - "The Collector" - Second Coming
NEW POEM - "The Collector" - Second Coming
A poem-a-day protest against the threat posed to our democracy by Donald Trump and his fascist regime
WATCH - Poetry Out in the Open with James Crews & Brad Peacock
WATCH - Poetry Out in the Open with James Crews & Brad Peacock
All are invited to gather to celebrate poems of hope and warmth. Join James Crews and his husband, Brad Peacock, co-editors of Love Is for All of Us: Poems ...
WORK WITH ME - editing & project support for writers
WORK WITH ME - editing & project support for writers
DARK BEDS - book from June Road Press
DARK BEDS - book from June Road Press
A poetry collection by Diana Whitney
GIRL TROUBLE substack - always free!
GIRL TROUBLE substack - always free!
ANTHOLOGY- You Don't Have to Be Everything
ANTHOLOGY- You Don't Have to Be Everything
Poems to Turn to Again and Again – from Amanda Gorman, Sharon Olds, Kate Baer, and More Created and compiled just for young women, You Don’t Have to B...
THREE POEMS - Action, Spectacle
THREE POEMS - Action, Spectacle
Writing Desire in Middle Age - Electric Literature
Writing Desire in Middle Age - Electric Literature
Diana Whitney, author of the poetry collection “Dark Beds,” on being a late bloomer in publishing and wanting to be seen
Romancing the Crone - Oldster Magazine
Romancing the Crone - Oldster Magazine
In the throes of perimenopause, Diana Whitney embraces a new/old identity.
Shanta Lee & Diana Whitney - interview in The Adroit Journal
Shanta Lee & Diana Whitney - interview in The Adroit Journal
Shanta Lee is an award-winning artist who works in different mediums as a photographer, writer across genres, and public intellectual. She is the author of a few poetry collections including the fo…
7 Poetry Collections About Transformation - Electric Literature
7 Poetry Collections About Transformation - Electric Literature
POEM- “Steubenville Sestina” - SWWIM
POEM- “Steubenville Sestina” - SWWIM
by Diana Whitney August heat rises from the river. The girl tells her parents she’s at a friend’s then crosses the state line into Ohio, brings a bottle of vodka to spike her Slushy, beelining for the football party, the boy she likes in the basement. She sips another drink down in the
POEM: "Acorns"- Fischer Poetry Prize finalist
POEM: "Acorns"- Fischer Poetry Prize finalist
"I Came Out to My Kids by Accident"- MUTHA Magazine
"I Came Out to My Kids by Accident"- MUTHA Magazine
There’s no manual for explaining your sexuality to your children, especially if you’re a bi woman married to a straight cis man. As a parent, my own conflicted relationship to my queerness has shaped the halting nature of the conversation with my kids. In the Baby Cave of early motherhood, I was too exhausted to [&hellip
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