Erik Anderson

Erik Anderson is the author of three previous books of nonfiction: The Poetics of Trespass (2010), Estranger (2016), and Flutter Point: Essays (2017), selected by Amy Fusselman for the 2015 Zone 3 Nonfiction Book Prize. He teaches creative writing at Franklin & Marshall College, USA, and lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His newest book, Bird, part of Bloomsbury's Object Lessons series, is available now.

An Environmentally Ethical Argument for Hating Birds

Even If, and Especially Because, You Think They're Pretty

March 19, 2020 By Erik Anderson

Secrets for Sale: What Does PostSecret Really Accomplish?

There is Power in Telling Your Story, But It Probably Won't Fit on a Post Card

November 2, 2016 By Erik Anderson

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