Rickey Laurentiis
Rickey Laurentiis is a trans American poet. They are the author of Boy with Thorn (2015) and Death of the First Idea (2025), which was longlisted for the National Book Award for Poetry. Laurentiis received a Whiting Award in 2018 and a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2026.
Books
Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation
2017
ISBN 9781541493872
Death of the First Idea
2025
ISBN 9780593802700
Boy with thorn
2015
ISBN 9780822963813