Camille T. Dungy has authored an essay collection and four poetry collections, most recently Trophic Cascade. She has edited three anthologies, including Black Nature. Dungy is a distinguished professor at Colorado State University. Dungy is also Orion’s poetry editor.
Camille T. Dungy

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Thirteen Essential Poetry Collections That Pass the Test of Time
EACH MONTH, Orion’s poetry editor, Camille Dungy, and friends recommend recently published poetry collections they think our readers might enjoy. This month we’re offering some older seminal works on the list. Continue reading
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Poetry for Pride: Ten Essential Collections
ORION‘S poetry editor Camille Dungy returns for Pride Month to recommend five essential voices from the LBGTQIA+ community for Orion readers. In addition, a handful of established poets offer some of Continue reading
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Ten Essential Voices for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
LAST MONTH, we posted a list of poetry recommendations for National Poetry Month, and the response was so positive we’ve decided to offer up more recommendations, this time in honor Continue reading
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Twenty-One Recommended Poetry Collections for Orion Readers
As National Poetry Month comes to a close, we asked Orion’s poetry editor Camille Dungy and her community of poets what recent collections they’d recommend to Orion readers. Because, let’s face it: Continue reading
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Four Winged Poems to Celebrate National Poetry Month
THIS TIME OF YEAR, the birds catch my attention and hold it. The robins are back, or maybe they’re just bolder. I see them most in this early spring season, when Continue reading
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Dirt
YESTERDAY, a large truck dumped seventy cubic yards of shredded cedar mulch onto our driveway. Then, because that first pile consumed more than two-thirds the driveway’s available space, the truck dumped Continue reading