Hannah Ensor

Hannah Ensor is a Lecturer in Creative Writing and Literature at the University of Michigan’s Residential College. Her work bridges poetry, essay, and collaborative projects, focusing on pop culture, sports, queer television, and mass media. She co-edited the sports anthology Bodies Built for Game and authored the poetry collection Love Dream With Television (2018).

• Residential College Lecturer (2018–present)
• Former Assistant Professor (Fixed Term) at Michigan State University
• Editorial roles at textsound.org and DIAGRAM

Her research explores queer identity, media’s impact on culture, and sports as societal metaphor, often through hybrid forms like the spectacular prose poems. Publications span Poem-a-Day, PEN America, and Quarterly West. She received the 2019 Lambda Literary award for emerging LGBTQ writers.

Photographic work includes author portraits for major publications and archives. Former roles include Literary Director at the University of Arizona Poetry Center and manager of the Hopwood Awards Program.