The Literary Journal of the Stonecoast MFA
Why do you write? We are storytelling animals. Our stories, others’ stories give us purpose and meaning. I guess I’m just finally listening to my instincts.Is there an author who has most profoundly influenced your work? My mentor just turned me on to Jo Ann Beard. She…
Why do you write? As a teenager, I adored the rush of coming up with a concept; as I’ve aged, however, writing has become a place of solace. A place where I can explore concepts and emotions without fear. It wasn’t until I began work on…
Why do you write? I think I write to get out of my own head. I tend to get too wrapped up in my own thoughts: observations that turn into patterns that turn into stories. Without somewhere external (like a page) to put them, I might…
Interview Why do you write? I write to know what I know. I often (almost all the time) feel things deeply but have no words for what I’m feeling, so creating poems helps me to understand my experience and get at what’s true. Also, writing keeps…
Interview Why do you write? I write because I’m hopeless without it. Is there an author who has most profoundly influenced your work? The first author that blew my socks off was Kurt Vonnegut. Although my focus is mainly poetry, it was the impact of his novels—the…