Selected Works

A Field Guide to Sprawl
"Introduces an array of fresh and frequently funny expressions to describe what's happening to our urban and suburban landscapes."
––Sarasota Herald-Tribune
American Yard--Poems
"beautifully-made poems that are both erudite and wise"
--Elizabeth Alexander
Building Suburbia: Green Fields and Urban Growth, 1820-2000
"Building Suburbia will become the standard work on the suburban landscape in the United States."
--Ann Forsyth
The Power of Place: Urban Landscapes as Public History
"A compelling guide for the next generation of urban historians, preservationists, environmental activists, and public artists."
--Sam Bass Warner, Jr.

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Readings and Talks Upcoming

The Best American Poetry 2009, September 24, 2009, 7 p.m. reading with John Ashbery, Billy Collins, Mark Doty, Dolores Hayden, Richard Howard, Phillis Levin, Philip Levine at the New School, Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street, New York, NY, information at www.bestamericanpoetry.com


Feb. 26- March 1, 2009. Poetry Reading, New England Poets. Northeast Modern Language Association, Hyatt Regency Boston.

October 30, 2008. "Building Suburbia: Seven American Landscapes, Or Only Two?" Urban Studies Program, public lecture, Stanford University.

Poems and Exhibits


Dolores Hayden, "Grave Goods," in Southwest Review, vol. 93, no.2 (2008).
A Field Guide to Sprawl, exhibit at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, November 14, 2008-Dec. 20, 2008.