Author of At the Reel,
Poetry Society of America,
and How to Cast a Beautiful Animal,
Fordham University Press, 2026

“Diana Keren Lee’s poems come to us as though from a great tapestry woven from a life insistent on a keen observance of the world around her (‘Connect the dots between each falling flake’), recast in sensuous language (‘jazz runs through the trees’), and ultimately restorative of our deepest belief that art and poetry dignifies lives. New vistas of understanding accompany her cultural negotiations and mischievous humor. This debut of a book is the arsenal of charm, insight, and joy I did not know I needed.” 

—Major Jackson