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Ep 23: Kenyatta Rogers, Poet, on Constraints, Poetry vs Narrative, Starting with Couplets, and Writing at the Supermarket

43m · Chicago Writers Podcast · 29 Nov 02:44

In this episode, Kenyatta Rogers discusses the puzzle of poetry, doing the work, finding inspiration, seeking out places to send work, the difference between poetry and narrative, playing with constraints, reading work out loud, patience, starting with couplets, and writing at the supermarket. ChicagoWritersPodcast.com Find us on Twitter at @chiwripodcast Stories Matter Foundation StoryStudioChicago.Org

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