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Eugenia Fain is an author of poetry and prose, published before her teens in the Norton Anthology of Poetry! She is also a songwriter and available on Amazon and Spotify. Eugenia has forty years of experience in writing. She is also a preschool teacher and tutor.
Published here and abroad, Eugenia is an international author. She is featured in several anthologies; online, in print, ebook, and audiobook form.
She resides in Columbia, SC with her husband, Ivan, and tabby cat, Buddy.
Allpoetry.com
Eugenia’s Readings:
- Immortality, a glose poem – 13:12
- A Song of Despair, a viator poem – 29:29
- Dancing, a masnavi poem – 43:22
Michael’s Beer Pairings:
- Course Correct, Pryes Brewing Company (paired to Immortality) – 11:45
- Dark Truth Imperial Stout, Boulevard Brewing Company (paired to A Song of Despair) – 26:51
- Black Ale, Bent Paddle Brewing Company (paired to Dancing) – 39:41
Interview Highlights:
- Glose poems: which comes first, the poem or the idea? – 17:35
- Published in Norton’s Anthology at 11 – 24:17
- Being positive vs admitting difficulty – 33:09
- The complexity of forms – 36:56
- Why love? – 45:05
- Where do you hope your work is 100 years from now? – 50:29
COMING NEXT MONTH:
Ernie Brill, poet
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Gabriel’s Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology.
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