My next poetry month interview is with my friend Pamela Johnson Parker. She and I were in Murray State’s low-residency MFA program together, and she got me through my first couple of semesters when I completely doubted myself! Why do you write poetry? The world is a wonderland, as Alice discovered; it’s “curiouser and curiouser.” …
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Poet Feature: Nicole Rollender
The next poet for poetry month interviews is Nicole Rollender. I welcome her to my space today! Why do you write poetry? The simplest answer is that I write because I can’t live a life of not-writing. Though I’m reluctant to use the word compulsion here, I am compelled to write. I write to survive. …
Poet Feature: Brianna Pike
April is National Poetry Month! This month I’ll be interviewing several poets here on the blog! The first poet is my friend Brianna Pike, who was in my MFA program at Murray State. At the end of the interview, poets are allowed a “Free Space” where they can say anything they want to about themselves and …
Saying Geronimo (And a Link-Up!)
I’ve been obsessed with the song “Geronimo” lately. I hear it on the radio during my commute and I turn the volume up and sing along. Can you feel it? Now it’s coming back we can steal it If we bridge this gap, I can see you Through the curtains of the waterfall So say …
Some Writing and Family Updates
The past week was full of relaxation and exciting news. As I write this I am on my seventh snow day due to ice and snow that hit Nashville last week. The last of the ice simply won’t melt, and Nashville’s not equipped with plows and salt trucks like Northern cities are. Let’s hope I …