by Laurie Wagner | Sep 20, 2021 | Interviews
Alison Luterman is another one of those poets who I learn so much from. Her commentary on living and loving is grounded in a kind of gritty urban beauty that makes it accessible for all of us. She has taught me how to write about the most simple things with humor,...
by Laurie Wagner | Sep 10, 2021 | Interviews
Ellen Bass is one of my favorite poets and people. Her work is instructional, showing us not only how to create beauty on the page, but also how to live it off the page. She calls herself a praise poet because she never forgets that we’re going to die – which is...
by Laurie Wagner | Sep 1, 2021 | Interviews
Maya Stein is a writer I rely on to help me understand how to live in this world with sensitivity, artistry, and grace. Her observations on living, from a poet’s point of view, are always illuminating. Maya has taught me and so many writers to pay attention to the...
by Laurie Wagner | Sep 1, 2021 | Interviews
Poet, and nonfiction writer, Susan Vespoli is such a great example of someone who uses the material from her life to create from. In this interview we talk about how to take the base stuff of life and turn it into the gold for poems and essays. We also talk about how...
by Laurie Wagner | Sep 1, 2021 | Interviews
I had the honor of interviewing poet, Nan Seymour this morning. We used her prayer/poem, Let Them Say, in the live Zoom class this past Monday. I’ve loved all the interviews I’ve done in the last year, but I was completely moved by Nan’s magic in...
by Laurie Wagner | Jul 29, 2021 | Interviews
The poet, Naomi Shihab Nye is a national treasure, and generous beyond measure. She is a natural teacher, and is completely lit up, and on fire. In this interview she has so much to share about what it is to walk the world as a creative person, gathering moments as...
