The Poetry Project

Claire Donato

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Claire Donato‘s writing—at once ambient, investigative, and cathartic—collates forms and materials. She is the author of three books, most recently Kind Mirrors, Ugly Ghosts (Archway Editions, 2023). Recent work has been published or is forthcoming in Parapraxis, Forever, The Chicago Review, The End, Oversound, The Brooklyn Rail, Fence, and GoldFlakePaint. Currently, she works as Acting Chairperson of Writing at Pratt Institute, where she received the 2020-21 Distinguished Teacher Award. She lives in Brooklyn with her cat Woebegone.