Douglas Kearney
Douglas Kearney has published books ranging from poetry to essays. His newest, I Imagine I Been Science Fiction Always, is a collection of visual poetry and an NYPL Best Book of 2025 and Minnesota Book Award Finalist. He is working on a speculative opera about Bessie Coleman with support from Three Friends/One Spirit 三友一心. He is a Samuel Russell Chair in the Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts and Professor of English at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Douglas Kearney has published books ranging from poetry to essays. His newest, I Imagine I Been Science Fiction Always, is a collection of visual poetry and an NYPL Best Book of 2025 and Minnesota Book Award Finalist. He is working on a speculative opera about Bessie Coleman with support from Three Friends/One Spirit 三友一心. He is a Samuel Russell Chair in the Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts and Professor of English at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Douglas Kearney has published nine books ranging from poetry to essays to libretti. His most recent poetry book is I Imagine I Been Science Fiction Always, a collection of visual poetry.
