Maureen Seaton (1947-2023) was a celebrated American poet, memoirist, and educator known for her vibrant, surrealist style and pioneering work in collaborative poetry. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, she earned her MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and authored over fifteen solo poetry collections, including Furious Cooking, Sweet World, and Undersea. Her memoir, Sex Talks to Girls, won the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir.Seaton co-authored more than a dozen poetry books with fellow writers such as Denise Duhamel, Samuel Ace, and Neil de la Flor, and co-edited the influential anthology Saints of Hysteria: A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry. Her work garnered numerous accolades, including the Iowa Poetry Prize, Audre Lorde Award, Pushcart Prizes, and fellowships from the NEA and Illinois Arts Council.She taught creative writing at Columbia College Chicago and the University of Miami, where she served as Director of the Creative Writing Program. Voted Miami's Best Poet in 2020, Seaton remained a vital force in American poetry until her passing in Longmont, Colorado.