Jesse Lee Kercheval
@jesselkercheval.bsky.social
Poet, writer, translator (UY poetry), comics. Pitt Poetry Series, Fieldmouse Press, etc. Editor, Wisconsin Poetry Series, UW Press. Emerita CW Prof, UW-Madison, Rep Gail Hochman. Graphic memoir FRENCH GIRL, WaPo 10 Best Graphic Novel 2024
So lovely to be back in the Comics Room today with fellow Lynda Barry students and alums watercoloring some of my teeny travel sketches—
November 17, 2025 at 1:29 AM
So lovely to be back in the Comics Room today with fellow Lynda Barry students and alums watercoloring some of my teeny travel sketches—
My short story collection Underground Women is 6 years old today! “I’ve loved Jesse Lee Kercheval’s work for decades and am over the moon about Underground Women. It is so very timely: it is smart, and simmering under the surface with feminine rage.”—Lauren Groff uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5859.htm
November 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
My short story collection Underground Women is 6 years old today! “I’ve loved Jesse Lee Kercheval’s work for decades and am over the moon about Underground Women. It is so very timely: it is smart, and simmering under the surface with feminine rage.”—Lauren Groff uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5859.htm
Thanks to The Rumpus for publishing my graphic memoir piece "Irregular Heart" therumpus.net/2025/11/07/i...?
November 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Thanks to The Rumpus for publishing my graphic memoir piece "Irregular Heart" therumpus.net/2025/11/07/i...?
Thanks, Black Warrior Review! bwr.ua.edu/special-art-...?
November 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Thanks, Black Warrior Review! bwr.ua.edu/special-art-...?
back in the studio after the book tour!
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
back in the studio after the book tour!
Thanks, Black Warrior Review for publishing my new graphic memoir piece "Pink"--about silent movies, living in color and the sadness of my sister fading from my life. bwr.ua.edu/special-art-...?
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Thanks, Black Warrior Review for publishing my new graphic memoir piece "Pink"--about silent movies, living in color and the sadness of my sister fading from my life. bwr.ua.edu/special-art-...?
Flores Raras at ALTA!
November 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Flores Raras at ALTA!
If you are going to American Literary Translators Association conference in Tucson, I'll be reading from Flores raras, 55 Uruguayan women poets at the off-site reading below and a panel on translating the work, New Visions, New Versions: Uruguayan Women Poets, Friday at 3:45 in Copper C.
November 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
If you are going to American Literary Translators Association conference in Tucson, I'll be reading from Flores raras, 55 Uruguayan women poets at the off-site reading below and a panel on translating the work, New Visions, New Versions: Uruguayan Women Poets, Friday at 3:45 in Copper C.
One week left to submit your poetry manuscript, translators! $1500 prize, publication by University of Wisconsin Press in their prestigious Wisconsin Poetry Series. You can submit more than one year (different judge) and more than one manuscript.
November 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
One week left to submit your poetry manuscript, translators! $1500 prize, publication by University of Wisconsin Press in their prestigious Wisconsin Poetry Series. You can submit more than one year (different judge) and more than one manuscript.
Today in Madrid/ Hoy en Madrid!
October 30, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Today in Madrid/ Hoy en Madrid!
Ten years ago tonight--the book launch for Circe Maia's The Invisible Bridge. The first book of Uruguayan poetry I translated--and still my favorite!
October 14, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Ten years ago tonight--the book launch for Circe Maia's The Invisible Bridge. The first book of Uruguayan poetry I translated--and still my favorite!
Translators! Send in your book length poetry translation! $1500 prize, publication by the University of Wisconsin Press! You can resubmit--different judge every year!
October 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Translators! Send in your book length poetry translation! $1500 prize, publication by the University of Wisconsin Press! You can resubmit--different judge every year!
Thursday at the studio
September 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Thursday at the studio
My book launch of my graphic memoir FRENCH GIRL last year on this day at the Wisconsin BookFestival! This morning flying to DC for @smallpressexpo.bsky.social to read from the book and signing copies again at the great @fieldmouse.press table! It's been a lovely year with this book as company!
September 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My book launch of my graphic memoir FRENCH GIRL last year on this day at the Wisconsin BookFestival! This morning flying to DC for @smallpressexpo.bsky.social to read from the book and signing copies again at the great @fieldmouse.press table! It's been a lovely year with this book as company!
Wednesday in the studio--
September 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Wednesday in the studio--
Meanwhile the river
September 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Meanwhile the river
A reminder to get your poetry translation manuscripts in for the Wisconsin Translation Prize! $1500 and publication by the University of Wisconsin Press. This year it is Daniel Borutzky for the Translation Prize.
September 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A reminder to get your poetry translation manuscripts in for the Wisconsin Translation Prize! $1500 and publication by the University of Wisconsin Press. This year it is Daniel Borutzky for the Translation Prize.
Meanwhile the river—
September 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Meanwhile the river—
Me, on the cover of my All Words memoir SPACE. Me, on the cover of my graphic memoir FRENCH GIRL @fieldmouse.press . If you are on Instagram, too, I have two accounts: words, travel pics, personal pics @jlkerche. Or my all art, all comics Instagram @jesseleekercheval
September 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Me, on the cover of my All Words memoir SPACE. Me, on the cover of my graphic memoir FRENCH GIRL @fieldmouse.press . If you are on Instagram, too, I have two accounts: words, travel pics, personal pics @jlkerche. Or my all art, all comics Instagram @jesseleekercheval
It exists! The Spanish edition of Flores raras [escondido país], the anthology of 55 Uruguayan women poets that I co-edited with Silvia Guerra Díaz! Published by Ediciones contrabando! Silvia and I will be doing readings and events in Spain in October--Valencia, Madrid, Barcelona and more.
August 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
It exists! The Spanish edition of Flores raras [escondido país], the anthology of 55 Uruguayan women poets that I co-edited with Silvia Guerra Díaz! Published by Ediciones contrabando! Silvia and I will be doing readings and events in Spain in October--Valencia, Madrid, Barcelona and more.
Meanwhile the river
July 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Meanwhile the river
My graphic memoir FRENCH GIRL--named by the Washington Post as one of the top graphic novels of the year--is now available from @asterismbooks.bsky.social ! As well as @fieldmouse.press asterismbooks.com/product/fren...
July 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
My graphic memoir FRENCH GIRL--named by the Washington Post as one of the top graphic novels of the year--is now available from @asterismbooks.bsky.social ! As well as @fieldmouse.press asterismbooks.com/product/fren...
A page from my graphic memoir FRENCH GIRL @fieldmouse.press www.fieldmouse.press/shop/p/frenc...
July 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A page from my graphic memoir FRENCH GIRL @fieldmouse.press www.fieldmouse.press/shop/p/frenc...