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October Poetry Curator Daisy Fried

Jer Xiong — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 07:01:58 +0000

Daisy Fried is the author of five books of poetry, including the forthcoming My Destination. The recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship, a Hodder fellowship, and a Pew fellowship in the arts, she is a member of the faculty of the MFA Program For Writers at Warren Wilson College. Zócalo’s poetry curator for October, Fried chatted with us in the green room about coming to terms with Sylvia Plath, writing in the style of poet Zbigniew Herbert, and finding inspiration at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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September Poetry Curator Matthew Olzmann

Jer Xiong — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 07:01:00 +0000

Matthew Olzmann is the author of three poetry collections, most recently Constellation Route. He is an assistant professor at Dartmouth College. Zócalo’s poetry curator for September, Olzmann chatted with us in the green room about New Year’s Eve, karaoke, and Filipino food.

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August Poetry Curator Sally Ball

Jer Xiong — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 07:01:49 +0000

Sally Ball is the author of three poetry collections, most recently, Hold Sway. She’s a professor of English and the director of creative writing at Arizona State University. She also teaches in the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, and she’s the associate director of Four Way Books. Zócalo’s poetry curator for August, Ball chatted with us in the green room about writing as imitation, spelt bread, and the poet Louise Bogan.

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July Poetry Curator CM Burroughs

Jer Xiong — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 07:01:16 +0000

CM Burroughs is associate professor of creative writing at Columbia College Chicago and author of The Vital System and Master Suffering, which was longlisted for the National Book Award and a finalist for the Lambda Book Award and L.A. Times Book Award. Burroughs has been awarded fellowships and grants from Yaddo, MacDowell, Djerassi Foundation, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and Cave Canem Foundation. Zócalo’s poetry curator for July, Burroughs chatted with us in the green room about horror movies, Greece, and what song would bring her onto the dance floor.

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