The Writers Who Read series continues this week with poet Leah Umansky. Welcome, Leah! Who are you? I’m a poet, a collage-artist, a writer, a writing mentor, a reader, a pop-culture junkie and a middle and high school English teacher. Straight Away the Emptied World, is my third book, and second chapbook. It’s dystopian-themed and … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with poet Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet. Who are you? Poet, writer, editor, teacher, mother, wife, daughter, friend. Enthusiastic cook, mediocre knitter, binge-reader, highly social introvert, recovering perfectionist, mental ambidextrist. Maker of costumes, Scrabble assassin, intermittent meditator, caffeine addict. Klutz with excellent small motor skills. The more official bio: I’m … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with poet Karen Skolfield. Who are you? I’m Karen Skolfield, poet. My book Frost in the Low Areas won the 2014 PEN New England Award in poetry. I’m also Karen Skolfield, mom, wife, teacher, veteran, hockey coach. Of those, it’s the “mom” label that’s been most surprising. … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with author and storyteller Gabrielle Selz. Who are you? Gabrielle Selz, I’m a writer and live storyteller (The Moth). I am published in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, Newsday, and MORE Magazine, among others. I just published a short piece in The New Yorker (my dream … [Read more…]