“Why do people turn to poetry in tumultuous times?” is one of the most common questions poet Maggie Smith been asked about her poem “Good Bones” -- Why poems? Why now?
Calling attention to my work makes me squirm. Tom Waits has described the promotion work that follows production as “doing the dishes”—it’s necessary—I don’t put..
I’ve been going through my mother’s things. White, 13-gallon-size, plastic bags filled with clothes, shoes, purses, jewelry (only a few small inexpensive pieces, really), face..
What responsibility do writers have when they write about the environment? Environmental writer and memoirist Carole Firstman shared an example and her thoughts:“When we write about..
