S7 E37: Keetje Kuipers and Dion O'Reilly Chat

Episode 37 of the The Hive Poetry Collective podcast, hosted by The Hive, titled "S7 E37: Keetje Kuipers and Dion O'Reilly Chat " was published on October 20, 2025 and runs 59 minutes.

October 20, 2025 ·59m · The Hive Poetry Collective

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Summary

Keetje Kuipers and Dion read and discuss a poem by Ruth Schwartz and then read from Kuiper's new book, Lonely Women Make Good Lovers..Keetje Kuipers’ fourth collection of poetry, Lonely Women Make Good Lovers, was the recipient of the Isabella Gardner Award. Her poetry and prose have appeared in American Poetry Review, New York Times Magazine, and Poetry, and have been honored by publication in the Pushcart Prize and Best American Poetry anthologies. Keetje has been a Stegner Fellow, NEA Literature Fellow in Creative Writing, and the Margery Davis Boyden Wilderness Writing Resident. Previously a VP on the board of the National Book Critics Circle, Keetje is currently Editor of Poetry Northwest, and teaches at the dual-language writers’ gathering Under the Volcano in Tepoztlán, Mexico. She lives with her wife and children in Montana, where she co-directs the Headwaters Reading Series for Health & Well-Being and keeps an eye out for bears in her backyard.

Episode Description

Keetje Kuipers and Dion read and discuss a poem by Ruth Schwartz and then read from Kuiper's new book, Lonely Women Make Good Lovers.

.Keetje Kuipers’ fourth collection of poetry, Lonely Women Make Good Lovers, was the recipient of the Isabella Gardner Award. Her poetry and prose have appeared in American Poetry Review, New York Times Magazine, and Poetry, and have been honored by publication in the Pushcart Prize and Best American Poetry anthologies. Keetje has been a Stegner Fellow, NEA Literature Fellow in Creative Writing, and the Margery Davis Boyden Wilderness Writing Resident. Previously a VP on the board of the National Book Critics Circle, Keetje is currently Editor of Poetry Northwest, and teaches at the dual-language writers’ gathering Under the Volcano in Tepoztlán, Mexico. She lives with her wife and children in Montana, where she co-directs the Headwaters Reading Series for Health & Well-Being and keeps an eye out for bears in her backyard.