“I think wooing a language is in some ways easier when it is not the language you grew up with. You can decide to learn it only through reading poetry or listening to songs. You can leave out the ugly parts.”
Interviews
Identity and Authorship: An Interview with Songwriter Charles Frail
Also posted in Music Interviews Tagged Anna-Lynne Williams, Charles Frail, Singer-Songwriters
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Interview: Rick Benjamin, State Poet of Rhode Island
“I gravitate toward duplicity in language, simply stated multiple meanings in lines. I have a hard time with differentiating self from other.”
Also posted in Author Interviews Tagged Adrienne Rich, New England Writers, Poets, Rick Benjamin
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Author Q&A: Joseph Bates (Tomorrowland)
Interview: Poet Michael Dickman (Flies)
Interview: Ruth Ozeki, Author of A Tale for the Time Being
The Girlfriend Game: 5 Questions with Nick Antosca
“Spin the wheel and get a girlfriend. Will she be Vera Nabokov, or will she be Zelda Fitzgerald? Just be nice to her.”
Also posted in Author Interviews Tagged 5 questions, Nick Antosca, Short Story Writers, The Girlfriend Game
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Interview: Emily Rapp, Author of The Still Point of the Turning World
“I think experiences of joyfulness are more magnified, more fully experienced, when you have known true suffering, because you understand that all of these great epic feelings are blips, really.”
Also posted in Author Interviews Tagged Buddhism, Emily Rapp, Memoirs, parenting, Philosophy
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Interview: Elliott Holt, Author of You Are One of Them
Author Q&A: Kyle Minor (In the Devil’s Territory)
Interview: Heather Donahue, Author of Growgirl
“Free, right? That’s the best of our national brand. America: Home of the Babysat. Just doesn’t have the same ring.”
Also posted in Author Interviews Tagged Blair Witch Project, Dogs, Growgirl, Heather Donahue, Marijuana, Memoirs, Mike Doughty
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