#434 Backstory of the Poem “I am a Poem” by Kevin Ridgeway.
Can you go through the step-by-step process of writing this poem from the moment the idea was first conceived in your brain until final form? I recalled poems we had…
Month: February 2025
#376 Inside the Emotion of Fiction “When the Wildflowers Bloom Again” by Donna Jo Stone
What is the date you began writing this piece of fiction and the date when you completely finished the piece of fiction? This particular novel was a long-term project. When…
#016 Backstory of the Poem “Reliquary” from the poetry collection BLUE HONEY by Beth Copeland, published by Broadkill River Press
Click on the below link to purchase BLUE HONEY from Broadkill River Press http://broadkillriverpress.com/ Can you go through the step-by-step process of writing this poem from the moment the idea…
#375 Inside the Emotion of Fiction RAW SILK by Janet Burroway, published by Little Brown on January 1, 1977
What is the date you began writing this piece of fiction and the date when you finished the piece of fiction? I must have begun Raw Silk in England around…
#433 Backstory of the Poem “America” from the poetry collection WILL THERE ALSO BE SINGING? By Pauletta Hansel, published Shadelandhouse Modern Press, on April 23, 2024
Click the link to view the website of Shadelandhousee Modern Press https://smpbooks.com/ ABOVE MIDDLE: Pauletta Hansel in January 2025 Can you go through the step-by-step process of writing this…
#015 Backstory of the Poem “Ode to Disappointment” by Marilyn Kallet
Can you go through the step-by-step process of writing this poem from the moment the idea was first conceived in your brain until final form? Where were you when you…
#014 Backstory of the Poem “Colors” by Ibrahim Honjo
Has this poem been published before? And if so where? Yes. This poem was published online in several poetry groups and on my Facebook timeline. It was also published in…
#432 Backstory of the Poem “Time” by Carla Panciera and published by POETRY Magazine on March of 2018.
ABOVE: Carla Panciera in 2025Click or copy/paste the below link to purchase POETRY magazine March 2018 issue https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/ issue/145980/march-2018 Can you go through the step-by-step process of writing this poem…
#431 Backstory of the Poem “My Husband Tells Me He Is Gay” by Kimberly Ann Priest from her poetry collection TETHER & LUNG published by Texas A & M University Press on February 22, 2025
Can you go through the step-by-step process of writing this poem from the moment the idea was first conceived in your brain until final form? If I remember correctly, this…
#013 Backstory of the Poem “Holiday on ICE” by Jan Steckel
Can you go through the step-by-step process of writing this poem from the moment the idea was first conceived in your brain until final form? I have several Latino neighbors…