• "I can't imagine a better place to work! Of its many wonders, it's the seamlessness between inside and out that l'll remember most, the birdsong that calls you to sit down and write day after day."

    Paul Lisicky

Kim Addonizio, Poet, March, 2022 & Jan., 2023.

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Kazim Ali, Poet, September, 2022.

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Marco Wilkinson, Memoirist, September, 2022.

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Steven Cordova, Poet, November, 2022.

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Alfred Corn, Poet/Memoirist, January, 2023.

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Dorianne Laux & Joe Millar, February/March, 2023 & Nov., 2023.

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  • “The Rat Residency is rare because it not only provides you space and time to write but makes you feel cared for, encouraged, downright loved. There is powerful magic here."

    C. Dale Young

Susan Browne, Poet, March, 2023.

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Jory Mickelson, Poet, June, 2023.

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David Groff, Poet, September, 2023.

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Ruben Quesada, Poet, Aug., 2023 & July, 2024.

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Stephen S. Mills, Poet, July, 2023 & July 2025.

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Michelle Bitting, Poet, May, 2023.

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  • "Best spot ever! Lovely, quiet, well-appointed, all you need and more! Great hosts. Private, with small poets park out front and salt-water pool out back. We hope to be back someday.”

    Dorianne Laux & Joe Millar

Kelli Russell Agodon, Poet, March, 2024 & March, 2025.

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Sarah Freligh, Poet, January, 2024.

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Ed Madden, Poet, June, 2024 & May, 2026.

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Abby Murray, Poet, May, 2024.

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Jeannine Hall Gailey, Poet, February, 2024.

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Nick Galinaitis, Poet, May, 2024.

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  • "The Rat Residency is so thoughtfully appointed, it feels like being inside a big hug. Every detail says welcome.”

    Jose Enrique Medina

Ruth Danon, Poet, September, 2024.

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Michael Montlack, Poet, June, 2024.

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Jason Bussman, Memoir/Fiction, May, 2025.

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Bryan Borland, Poet, August, 2024.

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C. Dale Young, Poet, September, 2024 & 2025.

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Paul Lisicky, Fiction, April, 2025.

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  • "At the Rat Residency, I was immediately at home in the darling abode where there were delicious snacks, a dreamy bed, a blooming cactus garden in the front yard and poolside chairs in the back under a blue salt sky. The palm trees told me a poem was about to happen any minute--a week of pure inspiration. I want to return!"

    Susan Browne

Taneum Bambrick, Poet, June, 2025.

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Tommye Blount, Poet, September, 2025.

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Richard Mirabella, Fiction, August, 2025.

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Henry Medina, Poet, October, 2025.

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Seth Pennington, Poet, August/September, 2025.

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Jason Schneiderman, Poet, July, 2025.

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  • "Perfect for a brief needed respite and burst of writing. Sink into the project. Sink into the pool, too. Submerge yourself in the heat & beauty. When you surface, see how far you've come, what you've done."

    Ed Madden

Bill Greening & Charles Jensen, Poet, Februrary, 2026.

PALM DESERT

Anthony DiPietro, Poet, June, 2026.

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Daniel Millar, Poet, May, 2026.

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Blas Falconer, Poet, July, 2026.

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Rae Gouirand, Poet, June, 2026.

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Mark Wunderlich, Poet, March, 2026.

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dave ring, Fiction, September, 2026.

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Liz Ahl, Poet, July, 2026.

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Melissa Studdard, Poet, March 2027.

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Daniel Nathan Terry, Poet, September, 2026.

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Nick Martino, Poet, August, 2026.

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James Allen Hall, Poet, May 2027.

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“The Rat Residency for Writers reminded me who I am as a writer - full of joy and possibility and love for creation. The experience was as much spiritual (however a person defines that word) as it was imaginative. Whether you need introspective time to hear your own voice or whether you want to take in all the magic, life, and history of the area as a spark for inspiration, my time in the desert was pure nourishment. I walked away a stronger writer. I felt cared for in the best way. I can’t recommend this residency enough.” 

Bryan Borland