Eileen G’Sell

Eileen G’Sell is a poet and critic with recent or forthcoming contributions to Jacobin, Poetry, The Baffler, The Hopkins Review, Oversound, and Hyperallergic, among other outlets. Her first volume of poetry, Life After Rugby, was published in 2018 by Gold Wake Press; her second book, Francofilaments, was published in 2024 by Broken Sleep Books. Her first book of nonfiction, Lipstick, is forthcoming from Bloomsbury in late 2025. In 2023, she was a recipient of the Rabkin Foundation Prize in arts journalism. She teaches at Washington University in St. Louis.

Articles

The Poetry of Grief
Eileen G’Sell reviews two new poetry collections, Virginia Konchan’s “Requiem” and Cass Donish’s “Your Dazzling Death.”
Eileen G’SellMar 18
- Poetry
The Poetry of Embarrassment: On Three New Collections
Eileen G’Sell reviews Nathaniel Rosenthalis’s “The Leniad,” Jana Prikryl’s “Midwood,” and Dorothea Lasky’s “The Shining.”
Eileen G’SellDec 5, 2023
- Poetry
Art, Accidents, and Sex On-screen: A Conversation with Christian Petzold
Eileen G’Sell interviews German art film director Christian Petzold about his latest, “Afire.”
Eileen G’SellAug 3, 2023
- Film
Extraordinary Hustle: A Profile of Laure Calamy
Eileen G’Sell interviews Laure Calamy, star of the film “Full Time.”
Eileen G’SellFeb 6, 2023
- Film
Having a Job Sucks: Talking Sex, Labor, and Pre-Code Cinema with Amalia Ulman
Eileen G’Sell sits down with actress-filmmaker Amalia Ulman about her film, “El Planeta.”
Eileen G’SellNov 22, 2021
- Film
“MLK/FBI” and “Her Socialist Smile” Desanitize Two Radical Icons
Eileen G’Sell compares two documentaries about Martin Luther King, Jr. and Helen Keller, both of whom had radical politics that have been whitewashed.
Eileen G’SellJan 18, 2021
On Mothers, Daughters, and “The Truth”: A Conversation with Juliette Binoche
Eileen G’Sell sits down with actress Juliette Binoche to discuss craft, family dynamics, and her latest work on the film “The Truth.”
Eileen G’SellJul 3, 2020
Innocence to the Extreme: An Interview with Cannes Best Director Winners Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Eileen G’Sell talks to the award-winning directors about their newest film, "Young Ahmed."
Eileen G’SellApr 13, 2020
- Around the World
- Film
On the Power of Sisterhood and the Limits of Nostalgia: An Interview with Brazilian Director Karim Aïnouz
Eileen G’Sell interviews Karim Aïnouz, director of “Invisible Life.”
Eileen G’SellFeb 16, 2020
White Fear, Black Grief, and the Horrors of Being Put in a Box: A Conversation with “Luce” Filmmaker Julius Onah and Actor Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Eileen G’Sell interviews the director and star of “Luce” (2019), a tense psychodrama about race, prejudice, and trauma.
Eileen G’SellSep 5, 2019
- Film