Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Poet whose recent collection The New Economy was a National Book Award finalist; reads and discusses poems about grief, family, and community during the interview.
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Dec 16, 2025 • 24min
Poetry as a Cistern for Love and Loss
Gabrielle Calvocoressi, a National Book Award finalist for her collection The New Economy, delves into the profound themes of grief, love, and community. She explores how poetry can act as a vessel for healing and examines her experience with her mother's suicide, balancing candor with joy in her work. Calvocoressi discusses the influence of walking and musical repetition in her creative process, and reflects on the sense of place in her life in Durham, North Carolina, weaving personal narratives into universal experiences.
