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Why was Cohiban Fire the original working title, and what did “fire” represent to you at that stage of the collection?
The simplest answer is that I liked the sound of Cohiban Fire and everything the phrase conjured for me: the crackle at the end of a cigar as someone inhales, its ember glowing in the dark; a woman in a sundress and head…
Since the poems span nearly three decades, what was the greatest challenge in making the collection feel like one coherent book rather than a personal archive?
To be honest, the ambition was to make Blaming Eve feel like one coherent book, but whether I fully accomplished that probably depends on whom you ask. Its soul, for better or worse, remains that of a personal archive.
What personal or intellectual conflict first compelled you to begin writing the poems that eventually became Blaming Eve?
I get caught on the word conflict, because conflict is woven into life itself—tension, challenge, struggle, growing pains, unanswered questions.
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Currently working on a piece with a working title of "The People of Bellevue" for a new collection of short stories.