The Written Scene

For many writers, the joy of writing is unmatched by many things in life. For poet Katie Kemple, that joy is evident in her voice when it's merely brought up in a conversation.

In this episode of The Written Scene, Katie talks about how to sell poetry books in a non-traditional way, why travel and experience can help spark ideas, workshopping poetry before submitting for publication, why old and grizzled poets are the best editors, how poetry has an element of music to it, the ability to tell when a poem isn't right just from reading it out loud, why it's hard to write about the past, the allure of small art and making art just for the sake of art, how baseball is poetry, and much more.

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Even though the online world has opened doors for writers to submit their writing for publication seemingly en masse, poet Katie Kemple prefers to do a little more research first.

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Poet and professor Margarita Pintado Burgos was born and raised in Puerto Rico and it was there she grew up with a love of writing and poetry. Her educational and professorial experiences in the U.S. added another dimension to her writing and voice.

In this episode of The Written Scene, Margarita discusses the need for self-expression, her desire to write at an early age, what saved her from becoming a lawyer, the experiences and surprises while teaching in Arkansas, how language changes between generations, why we need to embrace the blank page, the cultural diversity in the U.S. while still needing more and quicker translations of international authors, and so much more.

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For poet and professor Margarita Pintado Burgos, her voice has followed a natural evolution no matter the language she writes in.

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Being passionate about good writing is an important trait for any writer. For Billiekai Boughton, an author, speaker, military vet, and more, her passion for the craft of writing is strong, evident, and welcomed.

In this episode of The Written Scene, Billiekai talks about the people we meet through writing about hard things, the experience of a class interpreting your poem without knowing you wrote it, learning to write poetry just for her, the need for art to be in dialogue with the audience, how she fell in love with writing at UC Berkeley, that anybody can write but not everybody can write well, that we're all born with our own spark and personalities, and much more.

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When it comes to the ability for poetry readings to become a staple in a poetry community, author and editor Billiekai Boughton has a few reasons how that can happen.

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For horror author Tiffany Michelle Brown, writing scary tales didn't come naturally but it sure has become a perfect fit.

In this Halloween episode of The Written Scene, Tiffany talks about how nice it is when a theme falls into place, the boundaries horror writers have, why she leads the group through haunted houses, the cornerstones of horror creativity, how it's good to know your voice but experimenting is still good practice, the various opportunities for book debuts, the catharsis of writing horror stories, and much more.

How Lovely to Be a Woman: Stories and Poems by Tiffany Michelle Brown

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From horror to romance to kid lit, read everything. Everything.

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A life in the creative arts is not an easy one, nor is it easy to avoid if you're an artist at heart. For poet Carly Marie DeMento, her creative life is more intentional these days.

In this week's episode of The Written Scene, Carly discusses the neurobiology of wisdom, how a life of different experiences (for better or worse) makes for a better writer, how being a poet is like being in a long conversation with poets from the past, what a pretzel goth is, how different people in different non-creative professions express themselves through poetry, the ways beginner artists still make beautiful art, her obsession with her meat poem, and so much more.

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For writer Carly Marie DeMento, submitting single poems for publication is a way of building excitement. Enjoy this brief teaser before finding out why, along with so much more, in next week's full episode of The Written Scene.

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