Description and speculation: an interview with Robin Becker

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The poet and author Robin Becker discusses issues of self and social marginalization in writing, drawing from her own background of being gay and Jewish in a Christian community during the early 1960s. She also reflects on the ways in which publishing has changed, and the emergence of successful women writers and artists.

Women writers, Women authors, Marginality, Social, Social marginality, Self identity, Becker, Robin

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The scrupulous attention

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Poet Mark Strand has spoken about his way of writing poetry with humor being the main ingredient. He has described about the ultimate value in language and also about his recent works.

Illinois, Works, Poets, Strand, Mark

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The subject is life: an interview with Naomi Shihab Nye

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Arab-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye discusses the social and political influences on her works, drawing from her own background as well as current international relations.

Influence, Jewish-Arab relations, Arab-Jewish relations, Arab Americans, Women poets, Poetics, Poetic techniques, Nye, Naomi Shihab

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