In Yaguareté White: Poems, educator and award-winning poet, Diego Báez, presents a remarkable collection of poetry comprised of topics such as home, history, and language, all written in a mix of different languages. In it, readers will find a variety of different types of poetry, including prose, short and long poems, lyric poems, and abstract poems. “The prose poems started Read More
Poet and former associate professor at Duke University, Stephen C. Pollock, shares with us his first book of poetry, Exits. Beautifully written and elegantly told, his collection is filled with thought-provoking poems that center around life and mortality, nature and death, each paired with a work of art that complements the poem. When discussing the development of his book, Pollock Read More
In his fourth book of poetry, Sneezing Coyotes, Sal Marici explores darker, real-life topics including aging, death and the pandemic. During the interview, Caroline described his work as “a very wide range of interests and abilities in writing poetry.” Sal said, “The poem, Sneezing Coyotes, is the title of one of my poems in my book and it’s all about Read More
The poetry in Ananda Lima’s “Mother/Land” delves into the intersection of motherhood and immigration, combining English and Portuguese for a deeply moving and lyrically beautiful experience. The Brazilian-born author plays with both the meaning and sounds of words in both languages, as well as with various poetic forms. The result is poetry that can be enjoyed on many levels. In Read More
Poet Maggie Smith shares her insights into life and suffering and :joy talking about her new book – Goldenrod, “You are not betraying your grief by feeling joy, You are not being graded and you do not receive extra credit for being miserable 100% of the time. Find pockets of relief, even happiness, where and when you can. Keep Moving.” Read More
Tami Charles talks about her new young adult novel – Muted – and why she became a writer. “It was through my teaching that I rediscovered my love of writing and my continued passion for books ” “it was my students who said, because we were writing stories together, .., Miss Charles you should really think about becoming an author. Read More
Annette Libeskind Berkovits on what led to the writing of her collection of poems – Erythra Thalesse a brain disrupted. “My son was 46, six years ago, when he had a massive brain bleed, which is called a hemorrhagic stroke. He was perfectly healthy, big strapping 6 foot 3, father of 3 little girls ..He was in a coma for Read More
Freddy Niagara Fonseca didn’t care for poetry when he was a boy living in South America, but at age 29, he was inspired by the inscription on a statue of Lord Byron in a park in Rome and immediately began writing poetry in his second language, English. In this conversation, we explore many forms of poetry and get a feel Read More
Many American school children of a certain generation, or perhaps several generations, were introduced to writing poetry through the Japanese form – haiku. It is very simple, and allows for great creativity within a defined structure – 3 lines, 17 syllables total, 5 – 7 – 5. Easy enough for even a child, but never truly mastered. I think many Read More
“It’s about experiences that are sort of unopened and what happens when you really open them up and look at them.” Songwriter and poet Doug Hoekstra shares his insights into life and poetry, talking about his new collection of poems – Unopened. ” All art does that, it forces you to unopen your life and thoughts.. ..I think if you Read More
“I was walking down the street in New York City and just lines of poetry started to drop into my head.” Laurie Halse Anderson speaks about her memoir in verse – Shout. ” I was thinking about the thousands and thousands of ( survivors of sexual abuse) who have shared their stories with me…. and this book just unfolded and Read More
“Let us investigate the ways in which we fool ourselves, so that we may cease to do so.” John B Lane quoting from his book – The Beatin’ Path – a lyrical guide to lucid evolution. “Beliefs or belief systems are one of the kind of root sources of much of our difficulty, because they lock us into ways of Read More
“I have to feel strongly, it is a kind of catharsis for me” Writers Voices speaks with Bryan Peterson on his book – I Give My Eyes. “I try and be very, very disciplined with the actual words chosen and be very careful with adjectives. Adjectives tend to muck things up. they don’t leave enough room for the reader to Read More
“All my bosses and teachers said I couldn’t write. In 2002 I submitted a poem to a magazine and it got published.” In this edition of Writers Voices, Monica and Caroline talk to poet Salvatore Marici about his work and the life that inspires it. Reading from his latest book – Fermentations, we taste the fermented garlic of his Italian Read More
Paul Goldman is an Ecstatic Poet. Tune into this podcast of his June 2015 interview on Writers’ Voices to find out what that means. In Upon Your Canvas he teams up with painter Natosha Keefer to, as the title poem says “…reveal all the colors that comprise my being.” Paul’s previous boos include the self-published Wild Joy: Ruminations, and Journey Read More
In “Diamond Grove Slave Tree,” national poetry slam team member and writing teacher Xavier Cavazos paints an unforgettable portrait of George Washington Carver in verse. From the titular poem that describes a lynching that the young Carver witnessed in Missouri, to the poem about his death, the words are spare yet powerful.Xavier Cavazos earned his MFA in Creative Writing and Read More
In the middle of an Iowa winter, poet Paul Stokstad joins Writers’ Voices host Monica Hadley to talk love and tattoos, tennis and marketing, and of course, poetry. Paul’s third book, “Butterfuly Tattoo” is published by 1st World Publishing. It’s a far cry from his previous tomes, “How To Be Your Own Best Tennis Pro” and “How to Start Your Read More
Environmental educator, writer and historian, Dr. Bruce Hopkins has written the book “When Foxes Wore Red Vests”, a collection of poetry, essays, drawings and photographs that show how sense-of-place can serve as a role-model for future generations, as well as helping us learn how we can best inhabit our communities and the natural world around us. Dr. Hopkins career has Read More
Walter Bargen And Mary Swander
Writer’s Voices has the honor of having two State Poets Laureate on this show, Iowa’s curent Poet Laureate, Mary Swander, and former State Poet Laureate of Missouri, Walter Bargen. They are both featured in the recently released anthology, “An Endless Skyway: Poetry from the States Poet Laureate”. This collection gives a glimpse into the heart of our nation, by collecting Read More