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Ellen Bryant Voigt

Ellen Bryant Voigt
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Ellen Bryant Voigt

Born: 9 May 1943 • Died: 23 October 2025

Ellen Bryant Voigt grew up on her family’s farm in rural Virginia. She earned a BA from Converse College and an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Her many poetry collections include Headwaters (2013), Messenger: New and Selected Poems 1976–2006, and Shadow of Heaven (2002). (Source)

Poems by Ellen Bryant Voigt

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Headwaters by Ellen Bryant Voigt

January 18, 2026
“but don’t you think I’m doing better in this regard I try to do better” — Ellen Bryant Voigt
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Practice by Ellen Bryant Voigt

December 22, 2025
“We’ll float, / you said. Afterward / we’ll float between two worlds" — Ellen Bryant Voigt