Photo responses by Arisa White, Issue 75 poet
Interview conducted by Julia Clare Tillinghast, Minnesota Review Poetry Editor
When (and how) did you start writing?
What’s your writing “routine”? (Do you write every day at the same time (morning/evening), or wait for inspiration? Editing process?)
What writing instruments do you use? (Do you compose with a pen(or pencil?) and notebook (lined/unlined), or on a computer?)
Who are your favorite authors/influences?
How would you describe your work?
Selected by the San Francisco Bay Guardian for the 2010 Hot Pink List, ARISA WHITE is a Cave Canem fellow and holds a MFA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Author of two poetry chapbooks, Disposition for Shininess (Factory Hollow Press, 2008) and Post Pardon (Mouthfeel Press, 2011), she currently writes ten-page plays as a part of Monday Night PlayGround at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. She has received residencies, fellowships, or scholarships from Squaw Valley Community of Writers, Hedgebrook, Atlantic Center for the Arts, University of Western Michigan, Fine Arts Work Center, and Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. Nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2005, her poetry has appeared in numerous journals and is featured on the CD WORD with the Jessica Jones Quartet.
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