Rhian Sasseen

lives in New York City. Her work has appeared in The Believer, BOMB, The Yale Review, and elsewhere.

Ron Padgett, 1995.

The Immortal Poetry of Ron Padgett The Immortal Poetry of Ron Padgett

Pink Dust, a collection about aging and death, offers an optimistic vision of life as a continual act of reading.

Oct 28, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Rhian Sasseen

Locals and tourists walk on gangplanks through the flooded city center of Venice.

Poetry for Sinking Places and Sinking People Poetry for Sinking Places and Sinking People

Ange Mlinko’s Venice is a collection of poems about cities, ruin, and humanity’s capacity for self-destruction.

Nov 22, 2023 / Rhian Sasseen

Jana Prikryl’s Poetry of Perpetual Motion

Jana Prikryl’s Poetry of Perpetual Motion Jana Prikryl’s Poetry of Perpetual Motion

In her new collection, Midwood, she travels through the borders of space, time, life, and death.

Sep 12, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Rhian Sasseen

At the Limits of Fiction and Grief

At the Limits of Fiction and Grief At the Limits of Fiction and Grief

Angela Schanelec’s latest film is a meditation on loss—and the morality behind even attempting to portray it in art.

Apr 27, 2020 / Rhian Sasseen

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