Muse Contest Judge: Kelli Russell Agodon

Kelli Russell Agodon is a bi/queer poet from the Pacific Northwest. Her book Accidental Devotions will be published by Copper Canyon Press in 2026. Her previous collection, Dialogues with Rising Tides, was a finalist for the Washington State Book Awards. Kelli is the cofounder of Two Sylvias Press and teaches in Pacific Lutheran University’s MFA program, the Rainier Writing Workshop. She is also the cohost of the poetry series Poems You Need with Melissa Studdard. 

www.agodon.com / www.twosylviaspress.com / www.youtube.com/@PoemsYouNeed