CD Eskilson is a trans nonbinary poet, editor, and translator living in Arkansas. They are a recipient of the C.D. Wright / Academy of American Poets Prize, as well as a nominee for Best of the Net, Best New Poets, and the Pushcart Prize. Their debut poetry collection, Scream / Queen, is forthcoming from Acre Books in 2025.
Rural Spaces
Fall 2024
Murmuration
Tupelo, MississippiI walk through a park off Natchez Trace:a field beside damp hiking trails that marks a Chickasaw village spot from the 1700s. Signs explain that a fort and family […]
Rural Spaces
Fall 2024
Out in the Country
The Kenyon Review · “Out in the Country” by CD Eskilson Near Pontotoc, Mississippi Slept through church but still up too early loading tables and pans in your uncle’s truck. […]