Christal Ann Rice Cooper

Month: September 2026

#48 Backstory of the Poem “Laika” from the poetry collection OBSCURA by Frank Paino published by Cleveland State University Poetry Center on December 5, 2020 and Gettysburg Review 29:3 (Winter, 2017)

Christal Cooper September 19, 2026 No Comments

#48 Backstory of the Poem “Laika” from the poetry collection Obscura by Frank Paino published by Cleveland State University Poetry Center on December 5, 2020 and Gettysburg Review 29:3 (Winter,…

#47 Backstory of the Poem Jeffrey Owen Pearson’s “Memorial Day” from the poetry anthology Best of Flying Island, published on March 21, 2014 and in Indiana Humanities on April 13, 2016

Christal Cooper September 11, 2026 No Comments

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? Poetry prompts tend to be…

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