Thora Siemsen

Thora Siemsen is a New York–based writer. She has written for Lenny Letter, OUT, Rookie, The Rumpus, and The Creative Independent. Find more work here.

Kaveh Akbar: “Bewilderment is at the Core of Every Great Poem”

The Calling a Wolf a Wolf Poet on Wonder, Addiction, and Pronoia

November 3, 2017 By Thora Siemsen

Talking Disco and the Disaster Imaginary with Andrew Durbin

"Perhaps Any Great American Novel is a Novel That is About Violence”

September 21, 2017 By Thora Siemsen

Poet Alan Felsenthal Brings the Light With Him

The Lowly Author on Joy, Regret, and Ghosts

May 16, 2017 By Thora Siemsen

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