Freesia McKee

Freesia McKee, the 2022-2023 Poet-in-Residence at Ripon College, writes about the influence of personal and collective histories on how we experience place. She practices and teaches poetry, creative prose, book reviews, and literary criticism. Her work has appeared in Foglifter, Tinderbox, Yes Poetry, and The Ploughshares Blog. Her poetry chapbook How Distant the City was published by Headmistress Press. Find her at FreesiaMcKee.com or through Twitter at @freesiamckee.

Artist Blog Posts
Pro Tips
Putting the Poetry Submissions Process Back in Its Place
You can’t allow one rejection to represent your whole life as a writer, nor can you try to tackle all your writing goals on a given day. But when you begin submitting your poetry to literary journals, you know you’ll encounter rejection, delayed gratification, and judgment.
Freesia McKee
Jun. 6
Pro Tips
Beyond Placeholders: Writing Poem Titles
Crafting titles is a particularly difficult part of writing poetry because a title is the poem’s introduction, and first impressions have high stakes. As a poet, I want my titles to spark a reader’s interest when they’re perusing a table of contents.
Freesia McKee
Feb. 16