About: Leslie McGrath

Leslie McGrath is a poet and literary interviewer. Her first collection of poetry, Opulent Hunger, Opulent Rage, was a finalist for the CT Book Award and nominated for The Poet’s Prize. She co-edited Reetika Vazirani’s posthumous poetry collection, Radha Says. McGrath teaches creative writing and literature part time at Central CT State University, serves on the board of the James Merrill House, and is a regular blogger for Best American Poetry.

Posts by Leslie McGrath:

Human Lives: A conversation between Jane Hirshfield and Leslie McGrath

Jane Hirshfield speaks with poet Leslie McGrath about what it means to be women-poets of their generation. The two met in 2004 at the Bennington Writing Seminars, when Hirshfield was McGrath’s teacher.