I’ve written here before about my friend and fellow poet Linda Hogan. Linda is more of a writer than I am: not just a poet, but a novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, and journalist. Her novel Mean Spirit was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1991, and in 1986 she was awarded an American Book Award for her poetry collection Seeing Through the Sun.
And now she’s a TV star!
Well … maybe that’s an exaggeration. BookTV, however, is scheduled to air a 3-hour in-depth interview with Linda on July 3, beginning at noon Eastern Time. (Check your local C-SPAN2 listings for the time and channel in your area.) You can even submit questions for Linda via email at booktv@c-span.org.
Even if you don’t submit a question, be sure to tune in….
Joseph Hutchison, Colorado Poet Laureate 2014-2019, has published 20 collections of poems and edited or co-edited three poetry anthologies. He currently directs two master’s-level programs for University College at the University of Denver: Professional Creative Writing and Arts & Culture Management. Joe lives with his wife, Melody Madonna, in the mountains southwest of Denver, Colorado, the city where he was born. 
just now watched she "held" me for 3 hours ..<br /> a breath of fresh air<br /><br />&<br /><br /> several connections for me <br /><br /><br /><br />K.
Linda's gentle manner can make her tough-mindedness surprising and delightful. What's unusual—at least to me—is that her writing and her everyday personality are seamlessly connected. Surprising and delightful!
I've known or met Linda Hogan personally, though I've known of her, of course. A few years ago she and Martin Espada were in Minneapolis to do readings one weekend, and they did a daytime discussion and Q & A event together.<br /><br />Espada told a couple of stories about starting work on poems by writing the first lines on the back of a hotel receipt — he mentioned at least a two