<p>Kirksville poet Joe Benevento talks about whether he writes his poetry differently than his novels, his tips for aspiring writers, shares a writing prompt, and reads two of his poems: Little Girls in Their Easter Dresses Sitting Atop a Cannon and After Finding Out I Looked Just Like a Disney Villain. Maryfrances Wagner, the sixth Missouri State Poet Laureate, conducts the interview.</p>

Kirksville poet Joe Benevento talks about whether he writes his poetry differently than his novels, his tips for aspiring writers, shares a writing prompt, and reads two of his poems: Little Girls in Their Easter Dresses Sitting Atop a Cannon and After Finding Out I Looked Just Like a Disney Villain. Maryfrances Wagner, the sixth Missouri State Poet Laureate, conducts the interview.

Joe Benevento

Interviews and readings with Missouri poets hosted by the sixth Missouri State Poet Laureate, Maryfrances Wagner.

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