Kelli Russell Agodon

Kelli Russell Agodon’s newest book is Dialogues with Rising Tides (Copper Canyon Press) and was a finalist for the Washington State Book Awards. She is the cofounder of Two Sylvias Press where she works as an editor and book cover designer, and she also teaches at Pacific Lutheran University’s low-res MFA program, the Rainier Writing Workshop.

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My Partner Buys Me Calla Lilies for Mother’s Day After I See Them In Trader Joe’s and Say, Calla Lilies are the Flowers of Death

Kelli Russell Agodon  | 
Issue 72.1 Fall 2023

Because death is underrated and flowers are flowers are flowers. We know Diego painted them larger than the women who tried to embrace them. Because if you look closely, you can see the sex of a woman in their tongues. While calla means beautiful, their roots, their petals are poisonous. Trust me. As a mother, […]