Keetje kuipers biography sampler

Keetje Kuipers’ poems are daring, formally beautiful, and driven by rich imagery and startling ideas.

Tracy K. Smith, U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner

Writer and editor Keetje Kuipers (pronounced Kay-tcha Ky-pers) is the author of four books of poems, all from BOA Editions.

Keetje kuipers biography sampler

Her most recent collection, Lonely Women Make Good Lovers (2025), was the winner of the Isabella Gardner Award. Her first book, Beautiful in the Mouth, was selected by Thomas Lux as the winner of the A. Poulin, Jr.

Poetry Prize. Named one of the top ten debut poetry books of 2010 by Poets & Writers, her first book also appeared in the top ten on the contemporary poetry bestseller list. Her second collection, The Keys to the Jail (2014), was a book club selection for The Rumpus, and her third book, All Its Charms (2019), was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and includes poems honored by publication in both The Pushcart Prize and Best American Poetry an