Crystal Simone Smith, poet and Managing Editor of Backbone Press, discusses her new chapbook, “Running Music” (Longleaf Press, 2014) which explores her experiences as a runner, family, and grief. As one who began writing professionally as an adult, Smith says, “It’s never too late to find poetry.”
Podcast Notes:
Crystal Simone Smith was raised in Prince George’s County, Maryland and educated in North Carolina at Bennett College, UNC-Greensboro, and Queens University of Charlotte. She is also Managing Editor for Backbone Press and currently lives in Durham, NC, where she teaches Composition and Creative Writing. http://crystalsimonesmith.com
Resources
Warren Wilson Low Residency MFA: http://www.wwcmfa.orgThe Sun Magazine: http://thesunmagazine.org
Inspirational Poets
- Lucille Clifton: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/lucille-clifton
- Sharon Olds: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/sharon-olds
Publications
- Routes Home (Finishing Line Press) by Crystal Simone Smith
- Finishing Line Press: https://finishinglinepress.com
Running Music (Longleaf Press) by Crystal Simone SmithLongleaf
Haiku Poetry Form
- Lenard D. Moore, poet: http://www.hsa-haiku.org/member/Meet-LenardMoore.htm
- Haiku Society of America: http://www.hsa-haiku.org
Inspirational Poetry
- “Mother to Son” Langston Hughes: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/177021
- Blacks by Gwendolyn Brooks: http://www.amazon.com/Blacks-Gwendolyn-Brooks/dp/0883781050
Crystal’s Book Recommendations
- Mother Love by Rita Dove: http://books.wwnorton.com/books/Mother-Love/
- Sonnet form: http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/poetic-form-sonnet
- What Work Is by Philip Levine http://knopfdoubleday.com/book/100554/what-work-is/
North Carolina Poetry Networks
- North Carolina Poetry Society: http://www.ncpoetrysociety.org
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