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Corvus and Crater begins her debut
9 Apr 2023

Corvus and Crater begins her debut

by Erin Coughlin Hollowell | posted in: Corvus and Crater, The Journey | 0

There is a small flame inside each writer that becomes a little brighter when a reader takes the time to respond to their work. I was lucky enough this week to have my new book Corvus and Crater reviewed in … Continued

poetry, publishing, writing
Introducing Corvus and Crater
5 Feb 2023

Introducing Corvus and Crater

by Erin Coughlin Hollowell | posted in: Corvus and Crater, The Journey | 3

The road from spark to book is long. Longer than you would guess. For some writers, that moment from inspiration to finished book can span decades. My newest collection, Corvus and Crater, was a year in the writing and revising. … Continued

corvus and crater, poetry, publishing, writing
The fire of autumn
16 Oct 2022

The fire of autumn

by Erin Coughlin Hollowell | posted in: Chatter, The Journey | 1

My goodness, it’s been a minute, huh? Just popping in here for a quick update. Autumn is here and that should mean that I have more time to write. More time to breathe. Summer in Alaska is a time of … Continued

Black Earth Institute, poetry, writing
How to follow a spark
7 Aug 2022

How to follow a spark

by Erin Coughlin Hollowell | posted in: Bridget Cleary, The Journey | 1

When I was a child and was naughty (not really naughty but perhaps headstrong and wayward), my father would occasionally say to me, “Are you a witch or are you a fairy or are you the wife of Micheal Cleary?” … Continued

Black Earth Institute, poetry, writing
This end of something. This start of something.
17 Jul 2022

This end of something. This start of something.

by Erin Coughlin Hollowell | posted in: The Journey | 2

In the middle of last week, my very last two BRILLIANT poetry students gave their colloquia and graduate readings. I knew it was going to break my heart, but I didn’t know how much. When I say that each student … Continued

Black Earth Institute, writing
A door closes – losing the UAA MFA Program
3 Jul 2022

A door closes – losing the UAA MFA Program

by Erin Coughlin Hollowell | posted in: The Journey | 3

I dreamt last night that I was conducting a university-level poetry class on an open lawn to a large number of students. The dean and my father were there. But I was so far from the students that they couldn’t … Continued

grief, writing
Resurrection
17 Apr 2022

Resurrection

by Erin Coughlin Hollowell | posted in: The Journey, Treasures | 2

For some people, the story of resurrection begins with a cross. For me, it begins with song. Yesterday morning, walking the dog beneath a grey sky, collar turned up against a chill breeze, I heard the first calls of the … Continued

poetry, ruth stone, spring, writing
A Handhold
23 Jan 2022

A Handhold

by Erin Coughlin Hollowell | posted in: The Journey, Treasures | 0

What handholds have you? When all around you there is difficulty – some of the season, some of the cycle, some of the seemingly endless pandemic, some of the suffering of others, some of the suffering of ourselves? I have … Continued

poetry, william stafford, writing
To dig heels into
16 Jan 2022

To dig heels into

by Erin Coughlin Hollowell | posted in: The Journey | 3

I am not ashamed to admit that I have a large personal library of poetry collections. Because poetry books have narrow spines making them hard to identify at a distance, I keep them in meticulous alphabetical order by poet’s last … Continued

eva saulitis, grief, poetry, writing
Listening to the body
14 Feb 2021

Listening to the body

by Erin Coughlin Hollowell | posted in: The Journey | 1

The body is always talking to us.  This week, for me, included a recurring cricopharyngeal spasm – or in other words, a cramp in one of the muscles of my pharynx, typified in my case by the feeling of a … Continued

poetry, the body, writing

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