DISCUSSED
Poets she’s been turning to, as of late:
Mark Strand, Charles Simic, Philip Levine
Kevin Young, Andrew Zawacki, Stanley Kunitz
Caroline Hagood, and Jorie Graham
"What’s the difference between poetry and other writing? Poetry is writing minus the traffic lights, bridges, and boring parts."
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"In this interview, we talk about Making Maxine’s Baby, the relationship between horror and healing, and how her academic work influences her creativity."
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"[Parker] gets increasingly animated as she talks about some of the poets she enjoys, including . . . Caroline Hagood.”
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"The notion of the poetry goddess is as far-reaching as it (she?) is elusive, coy, erudite, and sensual. So much of this construction depends on usage and context — as is de rigueur for many things we associate with femininity. "
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