Dear Current Occupant is non-linear memoir that maps Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside in the 80s and 90s. Through writing letters to the occupants of rentals she...
Archive for tag: writing advice
Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 2 – Cecelia Rose LaPointe
What do you have to say to those who would suggest your writing is too “intense” or “upsetting?” I say that they aren’t me and...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Tanaya Winder
How do you practice self-care when writing about difficult subject matter? I breathe. I run outside along the creek with foot to pavement, on dirt,...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Carmen Giménez Smith
What do you have to say to those who would suggest your writing is too intense or upsetting? Take it slow. Take a break. Take...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Khadijah Queen
What advice do you have for young and emerging writers, particularly of marginalized identities? What’s the best advice you’ve ever received? The best advice I...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Joanna C Valente
What do you have to say to those who would suggest your writing is too intense or upsetting? Life is upsetting and intense, so why...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — manuel arturo abreu
Do you feel that your writing is necessarily assumed to be autobiographical? How do you feel about this assumption? I do feel that my writing...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — B.B.P. Hosmillo
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 2015 — Christopher Soto
How do you practice self-care when writing about difficult subject matter? I try not to force myself into retraumatization when writing. I don’t think it’s...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Bhanu Kapil
How do you practice self-care when writing about difficult subject matter? Titration. What poets do you identify with, or feel you are grouped with by...