Revisiting an Earlier Publication: “Untold Varieties of Potato Make a Poem”

Nancy FlynnApostrophe Blog Archive, Gardening, History Lessons, Publication News, Writing

I have been thinking lately about the myriad ways one can construct a poem in multiple parts. I did exactly that when I wrote Great Hunger, my multi-part poem investigating the intersection of landscape and place as it relates to one ecological and humanitarian disaster, the mid-19th century Irish potato famine that was published by Anchor & Plume Press in Baton Rouge, Louisiana…

 
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Memory Lane Publication News: Great Hunger

Nancy FlynnApostrophe Blog Archive, Author Interview, Publication News

Anchor & Plume Press of Baton Rouge, Louisiana published my long poem, Great Hunger, as their first-ever “pocket book” on St. Patrick’s Day 2016. As part of the volume’s launch, I answered a few questions for Anchor & Plume editor, Amanda Mays. Below is an excerpt of our conversation….

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