Kelli Russell Agodon

Kelli Russell Agodon is an award-winning American poet, writer, editor, and book cover designer whose work explores devotion, nature, relationships, and the changing world. Her newest poetry collection, Accidental Devotions, is scheduled for publication by Copper Canyon Press on May 12, 2026, and is available for preorder. Her previous collection, Dialogues with Rising Tides, was a finalist for the Washington State Book Awards and shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer Book Award Grand Prize in Poetry. Agodon is also the author of Hourglass Museum, Letters from the Emily Dickinson Room, The Daily Poet, and Demystifying the Manuscript: Essays & Interviews on Creating a Book of Poems.

As cofounder of Two Sylvias Press, she provides editorial and design expertise and supports writers through offerings that include an online weekly muse and a poetry retreat. She teaches at Pacific Lutheran University’s low-residency MFA program, Rainier Writing Workshop, and co-hosts the poetry series Poems You Need.