Allison Joseph is a poet and writer who teaches at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Her most recent collections are Speak and Spell (Glass Lyre Press), Any Proper Weave (Kelsay Books), and Lexicon (Red Hen Press, winner of the Best Book of 2021 Award from the Poetry by the Sea Conference). She was recently named Illinois Author of the Year for 2022 by the Illinois Association of Teachers of English. She is the widow of the late poet and editor Jon Tribble.

Other poems by Allison Joseph in Verse Daily:
June 28, 2022:   "Memo from the Accused Girl" "the school did not protect me..."
August 28, 2021:   "Why I'm a Terrible Bed and Breakfast Patron" "I'm always afraid I'll break the antiques..."
September 30, 2020:   "To All the Clocks I've Killed" "Sorry little timepieces all in a row..."
April 14, 2020:   "Instructions on Being Alone After Dark" "In the dark, you are no raven..."
March 4, 2019:   "To Sylvia" "Mistress of the miserable..."
September 22, 2018:   "The Liars" "How I admire their skills..."
March 30, 2018:   "Show Off" "Come flaunt your imperfections..."
January 9, 2017:   "Raise" "I need a safe house everywhere I go...."
October 14, 2016:   "Multitudes" "I'm a big city girl and a small town woman..."
December 4, 2015:   "Sidewalks" "Why should I be the one who walks afraid..."

Books by Allison Joseph:

Other poems on the web by Allison Joseph:
"Soul Train"
"Play"
"Little Epiphanies"
Six poems
Two poems
Four poems
Twenty poems
Two poems
"On Being Told I Don't Speak Like a Black Person"
"Running While Black"
Five poems

Allison Joseph's Website.

Allison Joseph on Twitter.