Chelsea Dodds

Nothing Good Will Get Away now available for pre-order from Finishing Line Press. 

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When the speaker in NOTHING GOOD WILL GET AWAY meets a real-life version of the love interest she has written into all of her stories since she was a teenager, she must wrestle with whether this is a fated relationship or a chance encounter that will make for a good story but leave her heartbroken. From the Adirondack Mountains in New York to Steinbeck Country in California and back to the East Coast, these narrative poems explore love, longing, loss, and what it means to let oneself be truly vulnerable.

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"Through a lush journey from shallow lakes to dense vineyards, Dodds's intimate poems enlighten the risks that come with taking a leap at love."

--Victoria Buitron, author of Unburying the Bones

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"What a gift to offer readers such an honest and close-up view of the inner workings of one heart seeking another, so we can also see more closely our own aspirations for love and connection."

--Matt Daly, author of The Invisible World

 

"In a world that often feels disconnected, these poems insist on the enduring possibility of finding our way back to one another."

--Shelley Stoehr, author of Glitterotica

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Chelsea Dodds is a 2025 Craigardan literary arts resident and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Southern Connecticut State University. ​​​When not writing, she can usually be found hiking, practicing yoga, or planning her next road trip.