In this inspiring episode, I interview my friend, colleague and poet, Kristine Esser Slenz, who shares how being a survivor and being bisexual informs her work. Her new book “woman depose”, examines what its like to be in this world as a woman, dealing with themes surrounding sex, sexuality, and queerness. Kristine shares a huge artistic game changer with me— the routines of notebooks as a file of inspiration. After a fruitful conversation on making NYC feel like home, Kristine shares a poem live on the show! We end with Kristine sharing some great advice about how to grow as poet and describing her next book.
Guests Bio:
Originally, from northwest Indiana and the Chicagoland area, KRISTINE is a Purdue University alum who double majored in English Literature and Creative Writing. Recently, she earned her MFA in Creative Writing (poetry) from City College of New York where she currently is an English Department adjunct. Publications her work have appeared or are forthcoming in Glass Poetry, Pink Plastic House, The Shallow Ends, Moonchild Magazine, Yes Poetry, Crab Fat Magazine, Philosophical Idiot, Barren Magazine, The New Southern Fugitive, and Flying Island Journal where she received a 2017 Pushcart Prize nomination. KRISTINE has also been a finalist in the 2020-21 Glass Poetry Chapbook Contest, Spring 2020 Flash Fiction Contest finalist for F(r)iction, and will be completing a writing residency with Poets Afloat in a near future.
cw: CSA/ child molestation
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