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Author Colleen Abel

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Colleen Abel

Colleen Abel is a writer and teacher from Chicago. She is the author of two collections of poetry, and has published essays, reviews, poems, and stories in Colorado Review, Pleiades, New Orleans Review, Southern Review, and many other venues. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and is the Head of Academic Outreach at Hippo Reads.

Heartland: Teaching in the Aftermath of the Election

Colleen Abel
Politics & Economics
On the first day of classes, I give my students a notecard and a set of questions. It’s their chance to tell me privately if there is anything they’d like me to know. Mostly, they say things like “I...

Ignoring Poetry Means Ignoring Diversity

Colleen Abel
Arts & Culture
It’s that time of year. Resolutions are being made. Parties are being organized. And the “Best of” year-end lists are popping up everywhere, stuffing our Facebook feeds and gobbling headlines in our...
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