Interview with Kansas Poet Laureate Denise Low
This week’s interview with Denise Low marks the beginning of the new Poet Laureate Series here at ZingaraPoet. Check back frequently for future interviews with Laureates from all over the U.S. I first...
View ArticleInterview with Hakim Bellamy, Albuquerque’s first Poet Laureate
Most Albuquerque-ans are familiar with Hakim’s contribution to the Albuquerque creative community, and, of course, his great success as a slam poet. I hope that this interview, done before his...
View ArticleInterview with Texas Poet Laureate, Larry Thomas
I learned about Larry Thomas by way of “200 New Mexico Poems” when I accepted and subsequently posted his poem, An Aged Navajo Artisan” (#57, April 17, 2012). When I discovered that he is a former...
View ArticleInterview with Kansas Poet Laureate Caryn Merriam-Goldberg
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg is the 2009-2013 Kansas poet laureate, which has not been an easy feat when one realized the Kansas Arts Commission was eliminated in mid-2011. Despite lack of the state’s...
View ArticleInterview with Redmond, Washington Poet Laureate Jeannine Hall Gailey
I Forgot to Tell You the Most Important Part… Without this knowledge, you’ll never make it: it’s one part fashion advice and two parts survivalist. Learn to talk to people so they think you’re honest...
View ArticleInterview with Santa Fe Poet Laureate, Joan Logghe
DRESSING DOWN FOR LOVE Put on your love dress. Take off your other garments the ones that cost you most. Wear your heart out. Become a transvestite for love. Dress as a heart. Establish a municipality...
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