It's National Poetry Month and we're doing things a little differently. Each week in April, we're inviting one poet from the Lesley community to share a poem and share their inspiration. Our first guest is Lydia Leclerc, a current student in the poetry track of our MFA in Creative Writing program, who shares "Cowboys Will Come Up with New Terms for Psychological Conditions" and the backstory.

Katya Zinn's debut book of poetry "human versus" explores the multiverse, trauma, loss, and healing.

With so much time at home this past year, you've probably written multiple novels, right? Wrong. Author and writing mentor Tracey Baptiste has advice for writing under pressure.

In her debut, Megan Margulies writes about coming of age in New York and her beloved grandfather Joe Simon, a cartoonist and co-creator of Captain America.

Steven Cramer discusses and reads from his new book of poetry, "Listen" and shares his writing process.

Patty O'Connell Pearson's latest book "Conspiracy: Nixon, Watergate, and Democracy's Defenders" is a middle-grade nonfiction book that explains the inner workings of the Watergate Scandal.

Graphic novelist and illustrator Sophie Goldstein talks about her latest book "An Embarrassment of Witches."

Karin Cecile Davidson talks about her debut 'Sybelia Drive,' a coming of age novel set in the turbulent Vietnam Era.

Julia Denos talks about her new book, gives advice to young creators, and discusses her creative process.

Jennifer LeBlanc's first poetry collection