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76 bibliography records · 72 published · 3 forthcoming · 103 verified works overall

A documented index of 75 published or forthcoming poems, one accepted-but-unpublished record, and the 46-poem thesis Small ecologies, representing 103 unique verified works.

Print-only records come from Sean's August 3, 2026 publication list. Forthcoming and unpublished entries are labeled rather than presented as released work.

2004 · M.A. thesis

Small ecologies

Sean Brian Whalen’s Iowa State thesis gathers 46 poems into an early ecology of fields, animals, weather, work, and memory.

27 exact-title additions extend beyond the bibliography records below; 19 titles overlap. Together, the verified sources account for 103 unique works.

POEMS
46
ARCHIVE-ONLY
27
UNIQUE WORKS
103
DEGREE
M.A. in English (Creative Writing)
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  • To the Boy, to James Lawson

    Grasslands Review · 21 & 22

    Print record

1999

1998

  • Science Fair

    Ethos · 44.5

    Print record

1997

Updated from Sean's publication list dated August 3, 2026. Links lead to poem, issue, or publisher records when a secure public source is available.