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In Conversation, In Critique – Mari Ellis Dunning
In Conversation When Mari Ellis Dunning began drafting the poem that would become Crocodile, she didn’t set out to write a pamphlet. The piece emerged after she read Laura Bates’ Men Who Hate Women, a book that confronted her with the blunt machinery of misogyny and its many masked forms. That initial poem, exploring an…
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In Conversation, In Critique – Karen P. Gonzalez
A Promote Indie Lit Article In Conversation Karen Pierce Gonzalez doesn’t just write poems — she builds bridges between worlds. From the moment she first read nursery rhymes in elementary school, she’s been walking that bridge. Dr. Seuss opened the door to playfulness; folk ballads taught her story; ee cummings handed her linguistic courage; and…
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In Conversation, In Critique – Jamie Woods
In Conversation Jamie Woods doesn’t write poetry for your comfort. He writes because he must—because the words arrive heavy, vital, unfinished until spoken aloud. “I’ve always written: lyrics, reviews, short stories, opening chapters to novels, and poems,” he says. But it’s poetry that stuck. Not for lack of ambition elsewhere, but because it’s the only…
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Oh Man! goes live at North Bay Poetics
This Tuesday, 15 July, I’ll be the featured poet at North Bay Poetics, reading from oh, man! — a collaborative collection co-written with the brilliant Paul Robert Mullen. It’s hosted by Karen Pierce Gonzalez and broadcast live via Zoom from the San Francisco Bay Area. I’ll be zooming in from the UK. The open mic…
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In Conversation, In Critique – AKG Finnegan
In Conversation There is no mistaking the voice of Finnegan the Poet. Born and bred in New York City’s fire-lit underground, Finnegan is a performance poet whose work does not ask for your comfort. It devours it. Across decades and continents, his writing has explored race, power, sex, and selfhood with a ferocity few dare…