Lisa Russ Spaar

Lisa Russ Spaar is a contemporary American poet, professor, and essayist. She is currently a professor of English and creative writing at the University of Virginia and the director of the Area Program in Poetry Writing. She is the author of numerous books of poetry, including Vanitas, Rough: Poems, and Satin Cash: Poems. Her most recent book is Madrigalia: New & Selected Poems (Persea, 2021), and her debut novel, Paradise Close, was published by Persea in May 2022. Her poem “Temple Gaudete,” published in IMAGE Journal, won a 2016 Pushcart Prize.

Articles

Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry: Kate Daniels, Chloe Honum, and Corey Van Landingham
Lisa Russ Spaar takes a look at second books of poems by Kate Daniels, Chloe Honum, and Corey Van Landingham.
Lisa Russ SpaarSep 14, 2022
- Poetry
Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books by Nathaniel Perry and Brigit Pegeen Kelly
Lisa Russ Spaar takes a look at second books by Nathaniel Perry and Brigit Pegeen Kelly.
Lisa Russ SpaarFeb 11, 2022
- Poetry
Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry: Pandemic Edition, Part II
Lisa Russ Spaar takes a second look at second books by poets Nate Klug, Christopher Kempf, and Carey Salerno.
Lisa Russ SpaarOct 12, 2021
- Poetry
Second Acts: A Second Look at Poetry Collections by Judith Hall
Lisa Russ Spaar revisits “Anatomy, Errata” and “Prospects” by Judith Hall.
Lisa Russ SpaarMay 5, 2021
- Poetry
Second Acts: Two Translations of Giovanni Pascoli
Lisa Russ Spaar reads two new translations of the Italian poet Giovanni Pascoli, "Selected Poems of Giovanni Pascoli" and "Last Dream."
Lisa Russ SpaarJan 22, 2021
- Around the World
- Poetry
“In the Primal Woods”: On Jill Bialosky’s “Asylum”
Lisa Russ Spaar visits “Asylum,” the new collection by Jill Bialosky.
Lisa Russ SpaarNov 6, 2020
- Poetry
Thinking about “the Self” (ish) in the Time of Pandemic
Lisa Russ SpaarSep 8, 2020
Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry: Pandemic Edition
Lisa Russ Spaar takes a look at second books by Kathryn Cowles, Peter Kline, and Michael Prior.
Lisa Russ SpaarAug 2, 2020
- Poetry
Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry: Francesc Parcerisas and Ye Lijun
Lisa Russ Spaar takes a look at translated books by poets Francesc Parcerisas and Ye Lijun.
Lisa Russ SpaarFeb 26, 2020
- Around the World
- Poetry
Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry: L. E. Sissman and Lynn Martin
Lisa Russ Spaar takes a second look at second books by poets L. E. Sissman and Lynn Martin.
Lisa Russ SpaarNov 14, 2019
- Poetry
Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry: Barbara Guest and Gracie Leavitt
Lisa Russ Spaar appreciates second collections of poems by Barbara Guest and Gracie Leavitt.
Lisa Russ SpaarAug 25, 2019
- Poetry
Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry: Shara Lessley and Stephen Cushman
Lisa Russ Spaar takes a second look at second books by poets Shara Lessley and Stephen Cushman.
Lisa Russ SpaarMar 8, 2019
- Poetry
Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry: Joan Murray and Christopher Gilbert
Lisa Russ Spaar takes a second look at second, posthumous books by poets Joan Murray and Christopher Gilbert.
Lisa Russ SpaarOct 18, 2018
- Poetry
Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry by Charles Simic and Jacob Shores-Argüello
Lisa Russ Spaar takes a second look at second books by poets Charles Simic and Jacob Shores-Argüello.
Lisa Russ SpaarJul 4, 2018
- Poetry
Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry: Gabriel Fried and Tomás Q. Morín
Lisa Russ Spaar takes a second look at second books by poets Gabriel Fried and Tomás Q. Morín.
Lisa Russ SpaarApr 8, 2018
- Poetry
Migraine Madrigal
Lisa Russ SpaarDec 30, 2017
- Poetry