The Writers Who Read series continues this week with Laura Madeline Wiseman. Who are you? I’m an avid long-distance cyclist and train for big rides like RAGBRAI year round. I tend a vegetable garden in the summer. I have three cats and a dog. I am also the author of the collaborative book of short stories … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with author Michalle Gould. Who are you? I have been writing and publishing poetry for a long time and received my MFA in 2001 but am just now publishing my first book of poetry. The oldest poems in the book date all the way back to 1999! … [Read more…]
This week the Writers Who Read series continues with Mick Harris. Who are you? I am a discrete unit who first wanted to be an archaeologist when I was six and wrote my first story from the perspective of King Tut’s heart scarab as it was stolen by tomb robbers in Ancient Egypt. I still … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with writer Chrissy Kolaya. Who are you? I’m a poet and fiction writer, parent, and partner. I teach writing at a small university in rural Minnesota. My books are Any Anxious Body, a book of poems published by the fabulous Broadstone Books in spring 2014 and a … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with poet Susan Rich. Who are you? I am a word addict. I’m into confetti and aquamarine; I love double-barreled words like “doorknob” and “backstabber,” “watermelon” and “windowpane” where I can grab two images for the price of one. Mostly, I answer to “poet” with a new book, CLOUD … [Read more…]
Our Writers Who Read series continues this week with Marly Youmans. Who are you? Marly Youmans. Some people know me as the author of 13 books, counting this year’s Glimmerglass and next year’s Maze of Blood. I write poetry (mostly formal, including long narratives), short stories, novels, and the occasional essay. Other people know me by my … [Read more…]
This is the first interview in the new Writers Who Read series. Click here if you’d like to read more about this series. Who are you? I’m Abby Chew. I grew up in beautiful Putnam County, Indiana along Big Walnut Creek. I studied English at DePauw Univeristy and earned my MFA from the Iowa Writers’ … [Read more…]