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Laura Didyk

Laura Didyk is a writer and artist based on California’s Monterey Peninsula. Her poetry has appeared in The Sun and elsewhere. She has held residencies at Yaddo, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and MacDowell and is working on a memoir and a poetry collection.

Poetry

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Acclaim

By Laura Didyk

The Kenyon Review · “Acclaim” by Laura Didyk Real and imagined—though mostlyimagined, I imagine. I have wingson my wings. I have critics. That’s howI know that I know what I’m […]

Poetry

Current Issue

Thin

By Laura Didyk

The Kenyon Review · “Thin” by Laura Didyk I am thin again for a minute so now can moveon to worrying about money. This is not what I imaginedfor myself […]