The second summer of conversations recorded at the Sewanee Writers’ Conference begins with James speaking with Marilyn Nelson, who has written poetry in many forms and for many audiences. Marilyn tells James about her fears of being pigeonholed as well as her love of musicality, embodying voices, and finding a way forward. Plus, Copper Canyon Executive Editor Michael Wiegers.
Marilyn and James discuss:
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Igor Stravinsky
Maurice Manning
Wyatt Prunty
Childcraft Books
Sara Teasdale
Gwendolyn Brooks
Linda Ronstadt “Songs for My Father”
Norton’s Anthology of Children’s Literature
Stephen Roxburgh
Front Street Publishing
Augusta Savage
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Michael and James discuss:
The New York Times
Goodreads
Amazon
Michiko Kakutani
Ocean Vuong
RAILSPLITTER by Maurice Manning
Melissa Stein
Coffee House Press
W.S. Merwin
Robert Graves
Alan Brilliant
Unicorn Press