Maria Zoccola
@MariaZoccola
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Memphis! • HELEN OF TROY, 1993 (@ScribnerBooks, 2025) • Rep: @kelseydaywrites • Words in @TheAtlantic, @pshares, @kenyonreview, etc.
Joined May 2019
🎉🎉🎉 She's here! I am over the moon to bring Helen of Troy, 1993 into the world today. What a gift this publishing process has been. Unending gratitude to agent @kelseydaywrites, editor @emilycpolson, and the entire @ScribnerBooks @simonschuster team. Happy birthday, Helen. 🧡
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Little Rock! Come see me and Jehanne Dubrow at Six Bridges this weekend!
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I had the dreamiest time in Key West this past week as a visiting poet with the College of the Florida Keys. This island! This community! What a place to think and write.
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If you're in Key West next week, come hang out with me on Wednesday 09/24 at the College of the Florida Keys!
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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world's leading experts say
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The world's leading association of genocide scholars cited several actions by Israel, including attacks on the healthcare sector and the killing of children.
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I had the best time with Alina and Thank You Books! So grateful to Birmingham for showing up even in a thunderstorm Zeus would be proud of.
The insane rain could not keep Birmingham away from Helen of Troy and the lovely Maria Zoccola. 🖤 So many Iliads, not enough time. A fantastic book of persona poems rooted in myth.
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This Wednesday! 💃
Alabama friends! Come hang out with me and Alina Stefanescu at Birmingham’s Thank You Books! Wednesday 08/20/25, 6:30 PM. See y’all there!
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Totally missed that I had a couple poems come out in a recent issue of @MinnesotaReview! Here’s one of them, from a series of dark mermaid poems I was working on several years ago. (Catch some of the others in issues of Fantasy Magazine, Nightmare Magazine, and Strange Horizons!)
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A fierce political struggle is brewing in Memphis, as residents, led by those from the low-income, historically Black neighborhoods located closest to Elon Musk’s new xAI facility face off against the billionaire & his toxic data center By @AnkhDeLillo
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The fight over xAI’s Colossus highlights a close alliance between Trump-style fascism and big tech in the South.
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Alabama friends! Come hang out with me and Alina Stefanescu at Birmingham’s Thank You Books! Wednesday 08/20/25, 6:30 PM. See y’all there!
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"Whether you love poetic storytelling or stories of self-discovery and defiance, this collection promises to leave a lasting impression." A 96-second book Review of HELEN OF TROY, 1993 by Maria Zoccola on @Hits96Radio! @ScribnerBooks
https://t.co/Mkn8XhFCF9
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In this 96 Second Book Review, Blaes Green from The Book & Cover explores a series of poems that delve into themes of identity, rebellion, and personal agency, all through the lens of a woman seeking...
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"In mapping out this collection, I pondered the best way to bring the Trojan War itself into Tennessee." - @MariaZoccola HM speaks with Maria Zoccola about her debut poetry collection "Helen of Troy, 1993," which reimagines the myth of Helen of Sparta. https://t.co/lfrj5b9EXa
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"NPR staffers pick their favorite fiction reads of 2025 so far" features Helen of Troy, 1993: Poems by Maria Zoccola and Tilt by Emma Pattee! Read more: https://t.co/NAwrRzGlZS
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After long days focused on the facts, our newsroom reads a lot of fiction at home. We asked our NPR colleagues what they've enjoyed reading so far this year. Here's what they told us.
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What if Helen of Troy grew up in 1993 Tennessee, battled expectations, and reclaimed her story? Maria Zoccola’s HELEN OF TROY is fierce, funny, and unforgettable—and John Hodgen’s review on NLs' website says exactly why you should read it. Don’t miss it. https://t.co/OufwX0KLiQ.
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Excited to see @MariaZoccola's HELEN OF TROY, 1993 featured in @The_Rumpus’ latest roundup of What to Read When: https://t.co/4KA2hjkkPS Order your copy here: https://t.co/V3JB2iylCD
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Thank you so much to Sarah Haman and @NewOhioReview for this lovely review of Helen of Troy, 1993! https://t.co/O1ytL85MWN
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Listen to @MariaZoccola on the @sewaneereview podcast talking about her debut poetry collection HELEN OF TROY, 1993 and more Order HELEN here: https://t.co/V3JB2iylCD
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In which Maria Zoccola sweetens the pill.
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Clarksdale, Mississippi, is hosting a weeklong celebration of Ryan Coogler's film "Sinners," which is set in 1930s Clarksdale. The celebration includes screenings of "Sinners" and discussions like this one I'll be a part of, "Building a Blues Economy Rooted in Dignity on May 30 .
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