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Milena Williamson

Milena Williamson has an MA and PhD in poetry from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast. Her debut pamphlet is Charm for Catching a Train (Green Bottle Press, 2022) and her debut poetry collection is Into the Night that Flies So Fast (Dedalus Press, 2024). She is a recipient of the Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors in the UK.

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Winter 2025

Charm for Tumors

By Milena Williamson

The Kenyon Review · “Charm for Tumors” by Milena Williamson Transformed from the Old EnglishThis is my town.Don’t you builda house in my body.Like a wolfor an eagle,I will devour […]

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Winter 2025

Charm for a Swarm of Bees

By Milena Williamson

The Kenyon Review · “Charm for a Swarm of Bees” by Milena Williamson Transformed from the Old EnglishLook! They are flyinginto the wilderness,into mischief, into sky.Throw a handful of dustto […]

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Winter 2025

Charm Against a Fever

By Milena Williamson

The Kenyon Review · “Charm Against a Fever” by Milena Williamson Transformed from the Old EnglishThe spider crawlsand spins its webaround you.The horse cantersand slips its bridlearound you.These creatureshurry you […]