Interviews with Poets & Writers

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Meg Medina

Meg Medina discusses how culture intersects through the eyes of young people.

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picture of the author Sheryl Louise RivettSheryl Louise Rivett

Sheryl Louise Rivett discusses relationships and medicine in her writing.

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Teresa Burns

For Teresa Burns, storytelling is key. She discusses the theme of letting go in her writing.

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Tim Wendell

Tim Wendell discusses how perseverance of the underdog, group dynamics, and baseball all factor into his writing.

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Raquel Cepeda

Raquel Cepeda discusses the exploration of self and identity beyond the ethnic/racial check-boxes.

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Eamonn Wall

Eamonn Wall is an Irish poet who explores place and landscape as identity in his writing.

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Doritt Carroll

Dorritt Carroll discusses the theme of isolation in her poetry.

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link to An Interview with Sharon ShortSharon Short

Sharon Short doesn’t need much to get the writing process going. She discusses how one brief comment lead to My One Square Inch of Alaska.

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Clarence Brown

After surviving twenty-seven years of street life, heroin, and other drugs, Clarence Brown found clarity and hope in writing.

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link to An Interview with Betsy Prioleau

Betty Prioleau

Betty Prioleau is reinventing love for the twenty-first century. Find out what motivates this romance writer.

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book cover for River of DustVirginia Pye

Virginia Pye discusses conflicts within families and how generations define themselves.

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picture of Melissa Scholes-YoungMelissa Scholes-Young

Melissa Scholes-Young discusses the opportunities to engage in feedback from her writing.

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book cover for the Gentleman PoetKathryn Johnson

Kathryn Johnson discusses how writing is “a little like playing God.” Also, what it’s like to write under multiple pen names.

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book cover for Speed Enforced by AircraftRichard Peabody

Richard Peabody explains why so many novels fall apart after the first three chapters. And then he offers a solution.

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book cover for Safe from the SeaPeter Geye

Peter Geye writes about the immigrant experience and describes his research process like going into a jungle.

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book cover for Ed Falco's Unbridled Book SamplerEd Falco

Ed Flaco discusses balancing family, teaching, and writing.

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