Beth Bachmann

Biography

Beth Bachmann is the author of three books, all published by the University of Pittsburgh Press: Temper (2009), Do Not Rise (2015), and CEASE (2018). A recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship in Poetry and VQR’s Emily Clark Balch Prize for Poetry, she lives in Nashville and New York City.

See Work

POETRY / Fall 2016

the ones

By Beth Bachmann

the world is made perfect why not rebuild here lies the water made of motion same day different peace is a matter of time

POETRY / Fall 2016

to the assassin

By Beth Bachmann

truth is the enemy it’s over the best part about terror is territory together we opened the border

POETRY / Fall 2016

overcome

By Beth Bachmann

 

the bloodshot eye cannot swallow any more red sunset rose after sunset rose in the mouth of the field godless

POETRY / Fall 2016

peace

By Beth Bachmann

is fragile as speech in answer when you ask me please go light the fire in the drum