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 book of nonfiction, Lipstick, was published by Bloomsbury in 2026.
Eileen G’Sell
Articles
The Poetry of Grief
Eileen G’Sell reviews two new poetry collections, Virginia Konchan’s “Requiem” and Cass Donish’s “Your Dazzling Death.”
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.”
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.”
Extraordinary Hustle: A Profile of Laure Calamy
Eileen G’Sell interviews Laure Calamy, star of the film “Full Time.”
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.”
“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.
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.”
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."
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.”
White Fear, Black Grief, and the Horrors of Being Put in a Box
Eileen G’Sell interviews director Julius Onah and actor Kelvin Harrison Jr. of “Luce” (2019), a tense psychodrama about race, prejudice, and trauma.
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