Q & A

Deborah Kalb asked me some great questions (click here) about my A Northern Spring. I discuss the original title and how my editors guided me to a much better title. I talk about how the pandemic reminded me of the peaceful skies when all the planes were grounded in those days after 9-11. I talk about when and how I realized A Northern Spring was more than just some writing I was doing—that it was a book. I talk about the capital O opportunities we get as a civilization that we continue to, for the most part, squander. And I share the story of the letter I received (and cherish) in response to a fan letter I wrote to Tomas Tranströmer when I was a wee poet and he was yet to be a Nobel laureate.

Thanks, Deborah. I really appreciate the opportunity.