Episode Synopsis "Joe Benevento"

Kirksville poet Joe Benevento talks about whether he writes his poetry differently than his novels, his tips for aspiring writers, shares a writing prompt, and reads two of his poems: Little Girls in Their Easter Dresses Sitting Atop a Cannon and After Finding Out I Looked Just Like a Disney Villain. Maryfrances Wagner, the sixth Missouri State Poet Laureate, conducts the interview.

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