Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
Bike Love
The bicycle was still there, brand new, with its pale-blue frame and its plated handlebars which sparkled against the dull stone of the...
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Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
- Oct 30, 2021
- 8 min
The Poet's Story: Interview with Le Hinton
I’m honored that Le Hinton agreed to my interview. I think of him as a Poet’s Poet. I believe we all look up to him, both for his...
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Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
- Sep 30, 2021
- 9 min
The Poet's Story: Interview with Naomi Thiers
I’ve had the good fortune of spending a lot of time with your poetry collections, “Made of Air” (Kelsay Books, 2020) and “Only the Raw...
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Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
- Aug 2, 2021
- 8 min
The Poet’s Story: Interview with Jay Hall Carpenter
This in-depth interview needs little introduction. But I will say that if you have a chance to see this Poet read live, do it! In...
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Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
- Jul 30, 2021
- 3 min
Thoughts on Poetry Launch, Venus, & Such
I fell off my once a month posting schedule because what composes life can make one shelve compelling things that inspire. Life is...
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Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
- May 8, 2021
- 3 min
Childbirth, Contrary to Biblical and Popular Presentation
A couple of years ago a man asked me my “pet peeves.” I don’t know. I was stumped. I asked my daughter who illuminated for me that I have...
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Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
- Apr 18, 2021
- 5 min
Adjusting to Parenting a Young Adult: Looking to Spring Flowers for Guidance
I feel like shifting blog focus for a moment from my reviews and interviews. So I’ll share some musings about the season and my children....
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Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
- Mar 21, 2021
- 10 min
The Poet's Story: Interview with Reuben Jackson
I interviewed Reuben Jackson by phone on the first day of Spring. He spoke to me from his front porch, in the company of birds, I typed...
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Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
- Feb 21, 2021
- 5 min
The Poet's Story: Interview with Ann Bracken
Ann Bracken is a Poet who courageously tackles important personal themes, illuminating them with beautiful imagery and compassion,...
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Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
- Feb 1, 2021
- 4 min
The Poet's Story: Interview with Jona Colson
As I was mulling over what to write in my next blog post, I realized it would be a great opportunity to learn more about some incredible...
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Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
- Dec 31, 2020
- 4 min
Every Year’s a Good Year for Poetry: Three Short Poetry Book Reviews
Of the many comforts that have sustained me in 2020, poetry and friends top the list. I take the opportunity of free time in winter...
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Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
- Nov 15, 2020
- 4 min
Becoming the Enchantress is Becoming an Enchanting Picture Book
In October of 2016, I wrote a children’s book. Here’s the pitch: "As most inventions, Becoming the Enchantress, was born of necessity. I...
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Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
- Sep 11, 2020
- 3 min
Thoughts on Publishing “Escape Velocity"
My first poetry collection will be published by Kelsay Books in April 2021. When I received the email, “Acceptance Letter and Contract...
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Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
- Sep 7, 2020
- 4 min
Convergence of Science & Art at the Vulnerable Point of the Human Heart: Review of The Mustard Seed
Time with The Mustard Seed: A Collage of Science, Art and Love Poems, by Lalita Noronha has comprised some of my favorite moments of the...
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Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
- Jul 31, 2020
- 2 min
Poetry Collection as Story: Thoughts on Drafting My Latest Chapbook
I’ve spent the last few hours gathering, organizing and reorganizing poems into a Chapbook, a small poetry collection, in this case about...
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Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
- Jun 29, 2020
- 2 min
Traveling Near, Far, and Within: A Review of The Migrant States by Indran Amirthanayagam
In his most recent poetry book The Migrant States, Indran Amirthanayagam gifts us an expansive collection of over sixty poems that bring...
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Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
- Apr 25, 2020
- 5 min
Time to Shout Out Appreciation: Five Short Poetry Book Reviews
I find myself with more time on my hands these days. Maybe I love poetry in part because I can fit reading, sometimes even writing a...
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Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
- Apr 23, 2020
- 3 min
A Teacher's Thoughts: Relax Our Kids will be Okay with Distance Learning
Reactions to these weirdest of days vary as wildly as weather across a week in Maryland. None of us enjoy having movement curtailed by...
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Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
- Jan 31, 2020
- 2 min
Into the Woods
Imagine a whimsical room painted your favorite colors, high ceilings, inspiring art adorning walls, soulful, heartening music piped in, a...
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Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
- Dec 28, 2019
- 2 min
Writing Fort
I’ve wished for a cabin or shed in the woods for some time. I write better, contemplate better when surrounded by trees. Although let’s...
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