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Canadian poet, editor, and publisher, Rob McLennan, interviewed Nicole McCarthy (MFA ’17) about her new book, A Summoning, and the writing process that led to the book’s creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rob: “Where does a poem usually begin for you?…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicole: “It really depends on the project. My pieces usually begin with a sentence I\u2019ve jotted down or a prompt\/moment I\u2019ve been dwelling on for a bit. I spend time developing the piece, giving it space to tell me what form it needs to take. Sometimes it comes out looking like a poem, most times it\u2019s a micro essay. I\u2019ll have a feeling in my gut whether or not it\u2019s done. One time I sat on a micro essay for over a year because every time I revisited it, it didn\u2019t have the impact I was hoping for and something about it felt hungry. Because it was about the illusion of love and betrayal, I ended up splicing the text with late 1800s drawings of magicians doing magic tricks. 足彩app哪个是正规的n I felt in my gut it was done.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rob: “Are public readings part of or counter to your creative process? Are you the sort of writer who enjoys doing readings?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicole: “Public readings are a big part of the process for me. In the way I think about how my text and visuals will lay out on a page, how I think about my use of white space, etc., I approach event venues and readings the same way. Being in-person with an audience brings the potential for additional layers to the work. One event I did focused on the 12-page overlapping memory piece that appears in my book, and I planted people in the audience to read; we took turns reading our parts until our voices overlapped and it was the coolest result. Another performance I did was for my second nonfiction collection. I threw myself a divorce (like someone would throw a wedding) in a Tudor-style mansion in Seattle. I had toast givers and my original wedding dress on a mannequin with photo props to encourage people to take pictures with it. I came into the performance with a 45-foot veil with wildflowers woven in before jumping right into the reading, and it was the most fun I had because I could feel this book take on another level and a new meaning for me. That wouldn\u2019t have happened if I hadn\u2019t done a public reading. It\u2019s my favorite part of the process.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the rest of the interview<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicole was also recently interviewed by Vol. 1 Brooklyn for their “Six Ridiculous Questions” column<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month also saw a micro essay of McCarthy’s being published at Variant Literature here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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