Few people understand a poetry collection better than another poet. We asked Arielle Hebert, author of Bottom Feeders, and Chelsea Krieg, author of Everything Is Water, to chat about their collections and how poetry informs their life.
The two discuss the landscapes that shaped them, the role of water and the natural world in their work, caregiving, motherhood, friendship, and the complicated process of writing toward forgiveness. Their exchange is both an exploration of craft and a testament to the writing communities that sustain poets through every stage of the journey, from first drafts to first books.
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