Do you feel that your writing is assumed to be autobiographical? How do you feel about this assumption? Does memoir play a role in your...
Archive for tag: self-care
Discussing Resistance and Hope: Mini-Interviews with Cyree Jarelle Johnson & Naomi Ortiz
“I felt scared and powerless the evening of Election Day 2016. The term ‘resistance’ became popular and commonplace in the news with the start of...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 3 — Raquel Salas Rivera
How do you practice self-care when writing about a difficult subject matter? What brings you joy? This has been a question I’ve had on my...
Body of a Poem: If language makes us visible
“I swear, you will wake— & mistake these walls for skin.” —from: Someday I’ll Love Ocean Vuong, by Ocean Vuong I don’t like to think...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 2 — Zeina Hashem Beck
What have you been reading, watching, or listening to lately? What new or emerging writer do you want the world to know about? I haven’t...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 2 — Lisa Summe
What have you been reading, watching, or listening to lately? What new or emerging writer do you want the world to know about? Who would...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 2 – Kayleb Rae Candrilli
Do you differentiate between poetry/art and “political” poetry/art? If so, how do you make that distinction? There’s no distinction, and frankly, I’m immediately suspect of...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 2 — Christina Olivares
What’s the earliest experience, or a stand-out experience, you can remember that made you realize that you can be yourself, write as yourself, and write...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 2 — Vickie Vértiz
What have you been reading, watching, or listening to lately? What new or emerging writer do you want the world to know about? Who would...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 2 — Sarah Maria Medina
What have you been reading, watching, or listening to lately? Who would you love to collaborate with? I’ve been listening to Alkem’s Elemento. It came...