Poet Candace Williams talks about how her dog Madonna has influenced her writing, what a poet's job is, and how observation and documentation can be a radical act.
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Jess Feldman talks about how her cat Willicus helped buoy her through a difficult year and offers writers who work that 9-to-5 hustle some pointers on finding and maintaining creative space for poetry.
Read moreSonya Vatomsky: Hierarchify Your Love
Poet Sonya Vatomky talks about how their companion Magpie Underfoot helps them write and survive.
Read moreJames Dunlap: The Briefness of the World
James Dunlap on why art is an inevitable byproduct of dog companionship and how caring for animals taught him how to engage with his father.
Read moreRachel Mennies: Interrogating Our Animalness
Rachel Mennies talks about the subtle and dynamic ways her dog Otto has shifted her worldview, his wagging presence in and around her poems, and how animals help us understand ourselves.
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