In this interview, Suzanne LaGrande talks with painter and writer Ted Katz about the characteristics of creative people, the relationship between writing, painting and other forms of community, and the importance of getting lost.

 Suzanne LaGrande  interviews poet David Biespiel.   In addition to founding the Attic Institute, a literary haven and think tank for writers, Mr. Biespiel recently published Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces, a book about the creative process.  In this interview, Mr. Biespiel discusses what attracted him to poetry, why writers need to be good readers and his insights about creativity and the writing process. For more about the Attic Institute and his work, visit: http://atticwritersworkshop.com/ 

Writers on Craft: Jane Hirshfield

Suzanne LaGrande interviews award-winning poet and translator Jane Hirshfield.  Ms. Hirshfield is the author of seven collections of poetry, including After (HarperCollins, 2006); Given Sugar, Given Salt (2001), which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Lives of the Heart (1997), The October Palace (1994), Of Gravity & Angels (1988), and Alaya (1982). In 2004, Hirshfield was awarded the 70th Academy Fellowship for distinguished poetic achievement by The Academy of American Poets.

Her most recent collection of poetry, entitled Come, Thief (Alfred A. Knopf, 2011), was just published this fall. 

In this interview, Suzanne LaGrande talks to Ms. Hirshfield about the process of writing poetry and what she knows now about writing she didn't know when she first started.

Writers on Craft: Maile Meloy

Maile Meloy is a short story writer, essayist and novelist. Recently she published her first children’s book, THE APOTHECARY. In this interview she talks about what attracted her to writing a book for children, the ways in which children’s and adult books are different and her process for writing novels.