Category: My Interviews

My interview with Diane Lockward of Terrapin Books + submission call via Tell Tell Poetry

Welcome to the sixth interview in my 12-part poetry submissions interview series for Tell Tell Poetry with Diane Lockward, poet and founder of Terrapin Books! Listen in while Diane gives detailed insight into the publication process, how her craft books came to be, and Terrapin’s upcoming full-length manuscript […]

My interview with Kai Coggin, host of Wednesday Night Poetry via Tell Tell Poetry

Welcome to the fourth interview in my 12-part poetry submissions interview series for Tell Tell Poetry with Kai Coggin, poet and host of Wednesday Night Poetry! Listen in while Kai and I talk about her poetry journey, running Wednesday Night Poetry in the midst of a pandemic, experience […]

My interview with VP of Winning Writers + Calls and Contests!

Welcome to the fourth interview in my 12-part poetry submissions interview series for Tell Tell Poetry with Jendi Reiter, vice president of Winning Writers! Jendi and I  someone I’ve been in touch with online since my early days of seeking publication.  Listen in as we chat about how […]

My interview with Erin Elizabeth Smith, executive director of Sundress Publications via Tell Tell Poetry + Calls and Contests!

Welcome to the third interview in my 12-part poetry submissions interview series for Tell Tell Poetry with Erin Elizabeth Smith, executive director of Sundress Publications! Erin and I got to know each others as poets via social media and since have been fortunate enough to meet in person. […]

My interview with Denise Hill, Editor-in-Chief of New Pages via Tell Tell Poetry + Calls and Contests!

Welcome to the second interview in my 12-part poetry submissions interview series for Tell Tell Poetry with Denise Hill, Editor-in-Chief of New Pages! Denise and I originally connected because we are both beer lovers and say so in our bios. She’s been involved with New pages since the […]

My interview with Peter LaBerge founder of Adroit Journal via Tell Tell Poetry + submission call

I’m so excited that my first interview in this 12-part poetry submissions interview series for Tell Tell Poetry is with Peter LaBerge, founder of The Adroit Journal! Peter and I have crossed paths many times online and have truly enjoyed being a poetry reader for Adroit, so it was […]

Getting Into the Groove: Interview with Trish Hopkinson via Tell Tell Poetry

It was a great pleasure to be interviewed by Katie Askar for Tell Tell Poetry. Click the link below to watch the full interview and/or read a summary with tips on: Scheduling Accountability Patience, and Self-care. One of the coolest offerings on the Tell Tell site is the […]

[Review Exchange] Titania in Yellow by Dayna Patterson / Almost Famous by Trish Hopkinson published by Tinderbox

My review of Titania in Yellow by Dayna Patterson was just published in Tinderbox, a poetry journal that publishes online quarterly issues of poetry, book reviews, and interviews with poets. This review was a unique and amazing experience, in that it was a review exchange–Patterson and I had chapbooks […]

Happy New Year and Thank You! – My Publication & Site Stats, 300K+ views in 2020!

Happy New Year and big thanks to such an incredible online community of poets, writers, and supporters! I started actively posting and promoting my web site in October 2014, and have seen a constant increase in traffic, likes, and followers. I’ve met some amazing and talented people along […]

The (Not So) Selfish Poet: Talking Feminism and Community with Trish Hopkinson via OyeDrum

It was a great pleasure to be interviewed by Alex Graffeo, Managing Editor for OyeDrum. OyeDrum is “an online magazine and intersectional feminist collective. We are a community dedicated to women’s creative and intellectual work.” You can read more about the name OyeDrum here. They feature a quarterly themed issue […]

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