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Paula Cisewski's sixth collection of poems, The Becoming Game, was published by Hanging Loose Press in June 2025. She is also the author of Ceremonies for No Repair (Beauty School Editions, LLC), Quitter鈥�, winner of Diode Editions' Book Prize, The Threatened Everything, Ghost Fargo (selected by Franz Wright for the Nightboat Poetry Prize), Upon Arrival, and several chapbooks, including the lyric prose Misplaced Sinister. She has been awarded fellowships from organizations including the Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts, the Jerome Foundation, The Oberholtzer Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Her poems and hybrid works appear regularly in literary magazines such as Columba, 32 Poems, Plume, Posit, Brevity; Vinyl; Eleven Eleven; ...more

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	Upon Arrival 4.37 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghost Fargo by Paula Cisewski (欧宝娱乐 Author), Franz Wright (Contributor) 4.38 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Threatened Everything 4.70 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Or Else What Asked The Flame. by Mathias Svalina (欧宝娱乐 Author), Paula Cisewski (欧宝娱乐 Author) 4.43 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	quitter 4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Ceremonies for No Repair 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Birds Work by Paula Cisewski (欧宝娱乐 Author), Carl Christenson it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Museums 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction: Advice and Essential Exercises from Respected Writers, Editors, and Teachers

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