Books

A book cover featuring white line drawings of houses and buildings on a red background. The upper part is white with large, light gray text saying "May Day" and smaller text reading "Poems" and "Gretchen Marquette".

May Day

POEMS

"Startlingly original. . . . Marquette's beautiful and macabre images have the feel of a classic fairy tale."

—Star Tribune

Reviews

  • Book cover titled "The New Sentience: Reimagining Animal Poetry," edited by Ashley Capps and Allison Titus, with a foreword by Alexis Pauline Gumbs. The cover features a stylized illustration of a black dog on an orange background, a green plant, and abstract blue and beige shapes in the sky.

    The New Sent(i)ence

    REIMAGINING ANIMAL POETRY

    Editors Allison Titus and Ashley Capps, 2025

    The New Sent(i)ence

  • Book cover for "Raised by Wolves: Fifty Poets on Fifty Poems," edited by Graywolf Anthology, featuring a red background with black lines and white and black text.

    Raised by Wolves

    FIFTY POETS ON FIFTY POEMS

    Editor Graywolf Press, 2024

    Raised by Wolves

  • Cover of a book titled 'Tree Lines: 21st Century American Poems,' edited by Jennifer Barber, Jessica Greenbaum, and Fred Marchant, featuring an abstract painting of trees with earthy tones.

    Tree Lines

    21ST CENTURY AMERICA POEMS

    Editors Jennifer Barber and Jessica Greenbaum, 2022

    Tree Lines

  • Book cover for 'Welcome to the Neighborhood: An Anthology of American Coexistence,' edited by Sarah Green. The cover features a colorful watercolor illustration of a lively downtown street scene with people walking, shopping, and sitting at outdoor cafes, with cars and trees in the background.

    Welcome to the Neighborhood

    AN ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN COEXISTENCE

    Editor Sarah Green, 2019

    Welcome to the Neighborhood

Selected publications

  • Cover page of a magazine titled 'Revel' with the issue number 3, Spring 2025, on a light green background.

    Revel, Spring 2025

    “The Calf,” “The Changeling,” and “Cleaning Houses”

    Revel, Spring 2025

  • PBS NewsHour logo with a black background, white PBS logo, and red text saying 'NewsHour'.

    PBS Newshour

    “Boy,” November 2016

    Listen here

  • Screenshot of a poem titled "Song for the Festival" by Gretchen Marquette, with social media icons for Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and a printer icon next to the poem. The poem begins with: "At the May Day parade, my mask made of moss and bark, my hair full of flowers, my friend beside me," and continues with a description of a May Day celebration.

    Academy of American Poets, Poem-a-Day

    “Song for the Festival,” Academy of American Poets, Poem-a-Day, May 2016

    Poem and audio

  • Poetry Foundation logo with the words 'POETRY FOUNDATION' arranged vertically and the silhouette of a bird at the bottom.

    Poetry Magazine, March 2016

    “Painted Turtle,” and “Want”
    Poetry Magazine, March 2016

    Painted Turtle and Want

Figure Drawing

A Short Film produced by Melanie Zhou, directed by Steven (Singqu) Pu and
Anastasia Sotiropoulos, Director of Photography: Parker Watt.