Diane Elayne Dees

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ABOUT THE BLOG AUTHOR

Diane Elayne Dees is a writer, a retired psychotherapist, a former speech communication instructor, and a former public relations specialist. She is also a life-long fan of women’s professional tennis, and publishes Women Who Serve, a blog that delivers news and commentary on women's professional tennis.

For several years, Diane published the progressive blog, The Dees Diversion, and she also contributed regularly to the Mother Jones MoJo Blog. Diane has published political essays, informative essays, short fiction, and creative nonfiction. For the past several years, she has concentrated on writing poetry.

An eight-time Pushcart Prize nominee, Diane has published four poetry chapbooks, Coronary Truth (Kelsay Books), The Last Time I Saw You (Finishing Line Press), The Wild Parrots of Marigny (Querencia Press), and I Can't Recall Exactly When I Died (Kelsay Books). (See ordering information at the top of the page.)

Diane's nature poetry was read on Martha Stewart Living Radio's "The Naturalist's Datebook." She has also published four microchaps with the Origami Poems Project: Beach Days, Pandemic Times, Missing Amy, and Yogic Truth.

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Diane Elayne Dees

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An Evening of Louisiana Poetry

Upcoming readings

The Wild Parrots of Marigny is here!

Recently published fiction and poetry

Recently published poetry

The Wild Parrots of Marigny now available for pre-publication order!

December 4 poetry reading in New Orleans

New chapbook forthcoming

100,000 Poets for Change on Louisiana's Northshore

Recently pubished poetry