Todd Heldt is a Chicago-based writer, poet, and academic librarian. His work has received multiple awards and recognitions, and his books include Card Tricks for the Starving and The Science of Broken People.
Selected links below provide access to a sample of Todd Heldt’s poetry, creative writing, and academic work published in literary journals, magazines, and institutional archives.
Creative Work
The Threepenny Review – A Concerned American Tries Greek Food for the First Time
Wrath‑Bearing Tree – This Is A Drill, This Is Only A Drill; Suffer The Children
Kitchen Table Quarterly – Pandemic Intervals; What is a true thing about Thornton, Illinois?
The Ekphrastic Review – The Opposite of Antipodes
Connotations Press – Interview and Excerpt from Jukebox Loser (2012)
Academic Work
Master’s Thesis (Texas Tech University) My Bones Are My Bones — Todd Heldt Full text