Diann Blakely

Diann Blakely (1957-2014) was the author of three collections -- Hurricane Walk (BOA 1992), Farewell My Lovelies (Story Line, 2000) and Cities of Flesh and the Dead (Elixir, 2008). She served for many years as an associate poetry editor for Antioch Review. Widely published and anthologized, Blakely was a tireless advocate for poetry, especially the poetry of the American South. She was twice awarded Pushcart Prizes for her own poems but worked hard to keep the work of Lynda Hull and Eleanor Ross Taylor in the public eye. For more about her work, see our blog post from mid-August.