Conversations…with Carolina Hotchandani

  New Interview, Out Today!       Happy to share my recent interview with accomplished poet Carolina Hatchandani, in the new issue of the River Heron Review.  I loved getting to know Carolina’s book, the Book Eaters, and then having the opportunity to discuss the book with the writer. Carolina was born in Brazil…

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All Tomorrow’s Train Rides

Q and A with Poet Matthew M Monte I recently had the pleasure of getting to know a new book of poems by Matthew M Monte, a San Francisco based poet. All Tomorrow’s Train Rides (Sixteen Rivers Press, 2023) employs “poetic cartography,” rich and complex language and images that shimmer in memory long after you…

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(Her)oics Writer Untold Story #11 Lori Jakielo

I miss my friends. I miss coffee shops, those quiet caffeine-fueled respites that seem to coddle, if not settle the monkey down. I’m grateful, of course, to have a home to huddle down in, to have my loved ones healthy. But some days, I just want to lie down in traffic.

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The Untold Story #4 Nikki Kallio

Readers, meet another of the contributor’s to (Her)oics:Women’s Lived Experiences During the Coronavirus Pandemic, Nikki Kallio. Nikki’s writing is rich and lyrical. Her essay in the anthology, Cold Front, gives us a glimpse into her experience of facing the pandemic in the Midwest with her parents, having recently finished cancer treatments. Nikki’s creative work has appeared…

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