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.

A nine-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.)

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

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Recently published poetry

Poets in the Pandemic interview

Another chapbook is forthcoming

Recently published poetry

Poetry and tea

Tiny books and other new publications

Recently published poetry

A conversation with Paul Nelson about the PoPo Festival

Pushcart Prize nomination

Poet Randal Burd interviews me for The Poetry Cafe