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Charles Douthat

Charles Douthat’s first book of poems, Blue for Oceans (New Haven Review Books, 2010), won the 2011 PEN New England Award. His new book of poems, Again, is forthcoming from Unbound Edition Press. Born, raised, and educated in California, Douthat has lived in Connecticut for many years.

Nature's Nature

Summer 2024

The Planting

By Charles Douthat

The Kenyon Review · “The Planting” by Charles Douthat In a dark time we planted a tree   we planted a flowering crab apple tree during a hard time we […]