You may have heard of character arcs, but have you ever considered how poetry books can have arcs? Joy E. Rancatore and Mea Smith discuss this poetic arc through the birth of Mea’s forthcoming debut poetry book, Grief Like a River. They examine how the shift—or arc—in Mea’s personal life and her understanding of the grieving process lead to this overall theme and arc for that theme and how each choice she’s made along the way (the poems chosen, edits made, publication path followed and title accepted) has brought us this deep book that’s currently in final production.
Check out these important links mentioned in the episode:
Mea’s website where you can subscribe to her newsletter and be the first to know when her poetry book will be available: https://storyswell.net
“Finding Your Creative Medium” QWERTY episode: https://qwertywritinglife.podbean.com/e/finding-your-creative-medium-1617049715/
“Creative Women: Past, Present and Future” QWERTY episode: https://qwertywritinglife.podbean.com/e/creative-women-past-present-future/
National Poetry Month: https://poets.org/national-poetry-month
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Intro music created and performed by Brent Smith.
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