“Chelli Riddiough is a force to be reckoned with, but especially in the speed and cheer with which she helped in the preparation of the final manuscript.”
/ professor gage mcweeny, williams college /
“She manages to narrate with remarkable compression and facility the trajectory of one man’s life as experienced by his left hand. The story is fearless and sad and paced to suggest the presence of a writer with a terrific sensibility.”
/ fiona maazel, on “your left hand” (fiction) /
“This poem possesses a quiet surface with an emotional depth that slowly rises to the poem's moving conclusion. It's the type of poem that makes me want to read more of the poet's work.”
/ david mura, on “the drunk mother” (poetry) /
“A wonderful edginess and artful restraint throughout these [poems].”