Lisa Russ Spaar

Lisa Russ Spaar is the author of five books of original poetry plus a collection of essays, including Satin Cash, Blue Venus, and Vanitas, Rough and she is the editor of three poetry anthologies. She was a 2014 Finalist for the National Book Circle Critics Award for Excellence in Reviewing. Other honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Rona Jaffe Award, the Carole Weinstein Prize in Poetry, and the Library of Virginia Award for Poetry. She is Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Virginia. Paradise Close is her first novel and it will be published on May 31, 2022 by Persea Books.