
dr. dior j. stephens, phd
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"This is as unpredictable and exciting as real life and the human brain." — Natasha Dennerstein reviews BAD FORECAST (Essay Press) by Steffan Universe ⛅ for the Foglifter blog ✨ foglifterjournal.com/2024/11/22/bad…


If our universe is a hologram, how is that a poem? This is the odd question I set out to answer for Poetry Daily. My essay accompanies today’s poem, “One Hell,” previously in The Yale Review & MASS FOR SHUT-INS. It was a wild ride. See what you make of it. poems.com/features/what-…

fun fact: i wrote most of the poems in “the space between men” when i was actively suicidal. it was always my intention for this collection to be released posthumously. i’m glad i stayed long enough to see it on Literary Hub . maybe i’ll stay a bit longer. 🖤







i am only these jangling night lights fixed to a spirit pleading for the next break of dawn ––Dior J. Stephens dior j. stephens, phd #PoemADay poets.org/poem/letter-ch…

“In the summer of 2024, I came across Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Horn Players (1983), a wooden triptych where Basquiat honors two jazz legends: saxophonist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.” —Dior J. Stephens dior j. stephens, phd #AboutThisPoem poets.org/poem/letter-ch…

Have you listened to “a letter to charlie parker” by Dior J. Stephens on our daily #PoemADay podcast? dior j. stephens, phd podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/poe…

