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Daniel Lassell
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Author of Frame Inside a Frame (Texas Review Press, 2025) | Spit (Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Prize, 2021) | Ad Spot (Ethel Zine, 2021) | The Emptying Earth (Madhouse Press, 2023) | from Kentucky | he/him
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September 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Siken is such a titan in modern American poetics—approaching him about a blurb seemed, far-and-away, a longshot for me. But I’m glad I asked. Shortly after sending him an email, he responded to me with such sincerity. And I am so incredibly honored with these gracious words he shared about my book
August 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
[...] and breath-like line breaks in his prose poetry form. His poetry books changed my life.

And so, it is a profound honor that he wrote a blurb for my book, Frame Inside a Frame:
July 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
And most recently, I have been astonished with Frank’s latest collection, Dark Octaves! I am so honored for these kind words he’s shared about my forthcoming collection!
July 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The concerns that Frame Inside a Frame perseverates are adjacent to the concerns that Davis’s first two books explore — his voice echoes throughout my book, an inspiration that I’ve continually turned toward again and again. I am incredibly honored that he offered these heartwarming words!
July 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
That’s why I was so overjoyed when Sara Eliza Johnson said yes to reading my collection, and offering a blurb for it!
June 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It is a beautifully constructed collection, one that makes me believe Codjoe is a poet whose life’s work will live on far after her lifetime. I am honored and eternally grateful that she offered a blurb for my book.
June 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
[Leading up to my book’s publication, I want to elevate the people who graciously blurbed my book]

Part of good poetry creation is an obsessive observance of everyday life. And then there is the observance of human emotions, [...]
June 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The latest issue of the Birmingham Poetry Review is a stunning one! Thrilled to have a new poem in the issue, one that will appear in my forthcoming book, Frame Inside a Frame! ✨

Get a copy from @bham-poetry-review.bsky.social!!
April 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Cover reveal! ✨✨✨Created by the amazing Erin Kirk!! My second full-length collection, FRAME INSIDE A FRAME, is now available for pre-order! www.tamupress.com/.../97816......
April 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM