BOOKS, POETRY, ESSAYS

Books

The cover of the book of poetry Air-Breathing Life, by Abigail Warren; an illustration of a woman swimming underwater, with air bubbles.

Air BreatHING LIFE

“Abigail Warren’s poetry is rich with the natural world—salmon, locusts, summer corn, periwinkles—and humans with their suffering and their absurdity, like the mother who, as she’s dying, sends the daughter to the store for 50 cents off the tissue paper. Often Warren’s poems reveal the ways in which all beings are surprisingly alike, as in the wonderful title poem, “Air-breathing Life”—a description of sleeping with a new lover who twists, flaps and slaps his tail like a hooked fish while the poet slides an arm in his fin and waits while you adjust/to this air, this life/of yours with me. These are insightful, well-made poems that show us truths about ourselves and the multitude of life around us.”
— Ellen Bass

Finishing Line Press

The cover of the book of poetry Inexact Grace, by Abigail Warren; a close-up photo of weathered dried flowers.

Inexact Grace

“Inexact Grace is a grace indeed… This is a collection that exhibits Warren’s range: many poems spawn empathetic heartache in the reader, several deliver lighter moments, even laughs. All exhibit the grace of both the poet and her characters.”
— Jim Tilley

Regal House Publishing

Essays

Poems

  • “A Field Guide To Butterflies” decomP

  • “A Field Guide To Locusts” Oxford Magazine

  • “A Field Guide To Salmon” Tin House Reels

  • “A Field Guide To The House Sparrow”  Chronogram

  •  “Abruptio Placentae” Sakura Review

  • “Air-Breathing Life” ducts.org

  • "Albero" & "Neversink"  Sonora Review; The Legendary

  • "Boat On A River"   Gemini Magazine (online)

  • "Butter Rock Cafe" Forge; 30 Poems In November

  • "Conversation After Her Death" Clarion

  • "Dada" Monarch Review           

  • "Dark Night's Lull"  Hawai'i Pacific Review

  • "Dayneau"   Bluestem (formerly KARAMU), English Department at Eastern Illinois University

  • "Grasshopper Girl" Emerson Review

  • “Inexact Grace”  Zone 3

  • "Late Night Eulogy..." Pearl

  • “Monopoly” and “Entebbe Road” Progenitor

  • "On The Road North" ducts.org

  • "Out Of This Night" ducts.org

  • “Out Of Town At A Business Meeting”  Rio Grande Review

  • "Residing In The Body" Dos Passos Review

  • “Scrabble” Stickman Review

  • "Sitting Shiva" Brink Magazine

  • "Sitting Shiva"  Into the Teeth of The Wind

  • "The Blue Jay and Dove"  Compass Rose

  • "The Kitchen Table" ducts.org

  •  “Late Wife” Forge

  • “The Little Beauties” Crack The Spine; Serving House Journal

  • “The Return” Blue Lake Review

  • “To The Lighthouse" Sanskrit

  • “Warriors" 30 Poems In November

  • “White Wedding Dress” The Delmarva Review

  • (Reprint of)  “A Field Guide To Salmon” University Of Kentucky’s Limestone Journal

  • “Summer’s Butter & Sugar” University Of Kentucky’s Limestone Journal

  • “Girl Moora” University Of Kentucky’s Limestone Journal

  • “On Being Asked ‘How’s Florida?’ A Phone Call from the North” University Of Kentucky’s Limestone Journal

  • “When Leeola Was Asking Me the Prime Interest Rate”  The Scribbler

  • “Spindle Loosener”  Tampa Review

An flowing illustration of two women in earthy colors on the cover of the Tampa Review 55/56.
Cover of Volume 27 of the Hawai'i Pacific Review literary journal, showing a dead bird on a yellow background.
Cover of the 30th Anniversary edition of Limestone literary journal, showing a black and white photo of a man doing a yoga pose.