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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 burying my cat and sprinkling pepper on the soil, even though I knew I digged a hole deep enough that no coyote could get at it… If they’re going to come by and want to sniff out my kitty cat, they’re going to be sneezing their heads off.”

To counter the serious tone, Sal entertained with lighter topics, including kayaking, Facebook, and sneezing dogs. He also described his travels to Cambodia and Vietnam while creating this collection. “I actually felt that I got a feel of the culture… you learn a lot. You learn culture to people.” One local remarked, “Right now, the people are happy… we’re the first generation in centuries that are not at war in Vietnam.”

It’s a title that sounds funny, Sneezing Coyotes, and it has almost a folk art cover to it and once we decided on the title and then we decided on the cover… like a folkart cover… and it gives the impression it’s going to be nice and happy and light and everything.

Sal Marici

Poetry is a spontaneous overflow of powerful theories. It takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.

William Wordsworth

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Monica Hadley is co-founder, host and producer of Writers' Voices which broadcasts on KHOE 90.5 FM World Radio from MIU in Fairfield, Iowa, and KICI-LP 105.3 a community-based radio station in Iowa City. She is also cofounder of Aeron Lifestyle Technology, Inc. and founder of the Iowa Justice Project, Inc.

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