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T.J. Sandella

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T.J. Sandella is the author of Ways to Beg (Black Lawrence Press, 2021), which was a finalist or semi-finalist for several awards, including the Miller Williams Poetry Prize, the Brittingham & Felix Pollak Prizes, and the Crab Orchard First Book Award. Selected by Dorianne Laux for inclusion in the Best New Poets anthology, he is the recipient of an Elinor Benedict Prize for Poetry (selected by Aimee Nezhukumatathil), a William Matthews Poetry Prize (selected by Billy Collins), two Academy of American Poets Prizes, and two pushcart prize nominations. He’s currently working on his first feature-length film, which he is co-writing and co-directing. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

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T.J. Sandella liked ava's review of Ways to Beg: "“curse the children for not knowing that if you live long enough life is mostly washing dishes” this poetry collection found me at the right time. i’m doing dishes like all the fucking time. i’m living alone for the first time, adjusting to a 9-5, re" Read more of this review »
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