“Already We Are Less Than Ever Before,” 2018 Personal Essay Prize Winner,
Proximity Magazine
“Missing File #7: The Ortolan Bunting,” Black Warrior Review 45.1
“Panthera leo leo; or, a Civics Lesson,”
Broad Street Magazine / Medium.com
“Nomen Nudum,” originally in Hayden’s Ferry Review, selected as a “Notable Mention” in The Best American Essays 2020
“After finishing The Art of Perpetuation, I looked to see what lyric essay collections my favorite bookstore has in stock— and whether they carry Powell’s poetry book. If a good piece of writing provides the reader with a window into the author’s mind, Powell’s new collection was a lancet window, the narrow, arched opening found in a Medieval church, into her world. Hers is a deeply-hued world that holds space for both wonder and criticism on the same subject—something I found to be a refreshing change of pace.”