L.J. SYSKO
Author • Poetry Books: THE DAUGHTER OF MAN (2023) • BATTLEDORE (2017) • Contrib. Editor Tupelo Quarterly • Dir. Exec. Comms. Delaware State Univ. •
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Be Kind Rewind: Where Poetry Meets Proust Interview Series by L.J. Sysko “Be Kind Rewind: Where Poetry Meets Proust,” an interview Series by L.J. Sysko Poetry writing is a holistic proposition, and I believe we ought to talk about craft granularly while we discuss the psychological growth and wellbeing (or lack thereof) that drove it. […]
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Reviews of THE DAUGHTER OF MAN
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BOOK REVIEW
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BOOK REVIEW
Sysko’s witty debut skewers the patriarchy in poems that explore and upend the various societal roles women are expected to play...
COLORADO REVIEW BOOK REVIEW
COLORADO REVIEW BOOK REVIEW
$13.46 Buy Book About the Book Author: L. J. SyskoReviewed By: Ellie BlackGenre: PoetryPublisher: University of Arkansas PressPublished: 2023Pages: 124 Book ReviewForgive me the spoiler, but L. J. Sysko’s debut poetry collection The Daughter of Man ends with the most comprehensive set of notes I have ever seen. These five pages of notes, so exhaustive […]
COMPULSIVE READER BOOK REVIEW
COMPULSIVE READER BOOK REVIEW
FEMINIST BOOK CLUB NAT'L POETRY MONTH BOOK REVIEW
FEMINIST BOOK CLUB NAT'L POETRY MONTH BOOK REVIEW
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BKR interview series archive
100th bday tribute to Gerald Stern (1925-2022)
100th bday tribute to Gerald Stern (1925-2022)
Curated and introduced by L.J. Sysko with Special Contributors Ross Gay, David Stern, Mihaela Moscaliuc, Barbara Ras, Yesenia Montilla, Edward Hirsch, Michael Waters, Carey Salerno, Campbell McGrath, Toi Derricotte, and Anne Marie Macari It is my fondest hope, alongside and in cooperation with Anne Marie Macari, Gerald Stern’s partner of many years, to pay both […]
Here's where I explain my debut THE DAUGHTER OF MAN
Here's where I explain my debut THE DAUGHTER OF MAN
L.J. Sysko is the author of THE DAUGHTER OF MAN (April ’23, University of Arkansas Press), selected for the Miller Williams Poetry Series by Patricia Smith, and BATTLEDORE (Finishing Line Press), a chapbook about early motherhood. Sysko’s poems have been anthologized in BEST NEW POETS and LET ME SAY THIS: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology (Madville […]
My first CNF pub: Finalist in Georgia Review Prose Prize!
My first CNF pub: Finalist in Georgia Review Prose Prize!
When my swim coach, an elderly man with a Dean of Something or Other job sexually harassed me, I let it go. It wasn’t like he was really harassing harassing. Just asking us to twirl in front of his desk when we wore skirts. Well . . . not really we. Me. My best friend
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