Ruth dickey

Originally from North Carolina, Ruth Dickey is a writer and cultural worker based in Brooklyn, NY.  She is the author of Our hollowness sings (Unicorn Press 2024), and Mud Blooms (Harbor Mountain Press 2019), which was awarded a 2020 Silver Nautilus for Books that Build a Better World.  She is a voracious reader, an ardent fan of dogs and coffee, and was a co-founder of mothertongue in DC.  Ruth began her career as a teaching artist, leading poetry workshops in soup kitchens, drop-in centers, and the DC Public Schools, and she currently serves as the Executive Director of the National Book Foundation.  You can follow her on Instagram at @RuthDickey206 and learn more at www.ruthdickey.com.

Ruth is repped by Esty Loveing-Downes.

Photo credit: Libby Lewis