Monica Prince's guest appearances

Monica Prince

Write The Book: Conversations on Craft

Poetry Spoken Here

Throwing Wrenches Mending Fences Podcast

James Crews

Laura Budofsky Wisniewski

Anne Lamott

Patrick Smith

Jericho Brown

Jacqueline Woodson

Jojo Moyes

Mary Oliver

Stephen Crane

Jenny Johnson

Mohsin Hamid

Tana French

Clint Bruce

Joyce Carol Oates

Stephen Elliott

OwlTail

Monica Prince, author of the award-winning collection "Instructions for Temporary Survival" and the choreopoem "How to Exterminate the Black Woman," reads from her work and discusses choreopoems, a blend of poetry and theater.Find out more about Prince and choreopoems on her website: https://monicaprince.com/SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-airVisit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.comLike us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHereFollow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere)Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Monica Prince, author of the award-winning collection "Instructions for Temporary Survival" and the choreopoem "How to Exterminate the Black Woman," reads from her work and discusses choreopoems, a blend of poetry and theater. Find out more about Prince and choreopoems on her website: <a href="https://monicaprince.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://monicaprince.com/</a> SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! <a href="http://www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air</a> Visit our website: <a href="http://www.poetryspokenhere.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.poetryspokenhere.com</a> Like us on facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere</a> Follow us on twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/poseyspokenhere" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/poseyspokenhere</a> (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Episode #186 Monica Prince on Choreopoems and Her Journey to Poetry

"Choreopoet" Monica Prince, as interviewed by guest host, Kim MacQueen. Among other works, they discuss Monica's choreopoem How to Exterminate the Black Woman. (PANK Books) This week’s Write the Book Prompts were suggested by Kim’s guest, Monica Prince. She says the first was inspired by Fear No Lit in Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Set a timer for 2 minutes. Write the word “WATER” at the top of your page. For the next two minutes, write down everything you can think of related to this word. (Don’t stop writing! If you get stuck, doodle or write the alphabet until you think of more to write.) Once the timer goes off, reread your list. Circle the idea that most surprised you. Set another timer for 10 minutes. Write a poem in response to/related to/about the idea you circled. Keep writing until the timer goes off. Monica's second prompt is a poetry writing exercise, inspired by emojis: Write a poem translating the emojis below. Feel free to go from left to right, right to left, up to down, down to up, diagonal, or at random. Make sure you include all the emojis. (I suggest crossing them off as you use them.) You must use every emoji at least once. Tips: Instead of using traditional definitions of these emojis, think about what else they could represent. Don’t be afraid to only tangentially use some of them, while with others you might use for deeper meanings. Description of emojis from left to right, top to bottom: Row 1: Smiley face with sunglasses; sheep’s face; box of popcorn; swimmer Row 2: World map; Chinese lantern; paint brush; fleur-de-lis (stylized lily) Row 3: Green chick; baby bottle; golden key; silver crow Row 4: Mind blown smiley face; dove; chocolate glazed donut with sprinkles; fireworks Row 5: Theatre masks; hourglass; pills; rainbow flag Row 6: Speaking bubble; flower bouquet; swiss cheese; racquet and ball Row 7: Mosque; smiley face with mouth zipped shut; waxing/waning moon; crystal ball        For an example of what this might look like, see this link to Carina Finn and Stephanie Berger's emoji poem published on Poetry Foundation.  Good luck with your work in the coming week, and tune in next week for another prompt or suggestion.   Music Credit: Aaron Shapiro

"Choreopoet" <a href="https://monicaprince.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Monica Prince</a>, as interviewed by guest host, <a href="http://kimmacqueen.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kim MacQueen</a>. Among other works, they discuss Monica's choreopoem <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781948587143" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Exterminate the Black Woman.</a> (<a href="https://pankmagazine.com/shop/how-to-exterminate-the-black-woman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PANK Books</a>) This week’s Write the Book Prompts were suggested by Kim’s guest, Monica Prince. She says the first was inspired by Fear No Lit in Lancaster, Pennsylvania: <ul><li>Set a timer for 2 minutes. Write the word “WATER” at the top of your page. For the next two minutes, write down everything you can think of related to this word. (Don’t stop writing! If you get stuck, doodle or write the alphabet until you think of more to write.)</li> <li>Once the timer goes off, reread your list. Circle the idea that most surprised you.</li> <li>Set another timer for 10 minutes. Write a poem in response to/related to/about the idea you circled. Keep writing until the timer goes off.</li> </ul>Monica's second prompt is a poetry writing exercise, inspired by emojis: Write a poem translating the emojis below. Feel free to go from left to right, right to left, up to down, down to up, diagonal, or at random. Make sure you include all the emojis. (I suggest crossing them off as you use them.) You must use every emoji at least once. Tips: Instead of using traditional definitions of these emojis, think about what else they could represent. Don’t be afraid to only tangentially use some of them, while with others you might use for deeper meanings. Description of emojis from left to right, top to bottom: Row 1: Smiley face with sunglasses; sheep’s face; box of popcorn; swimmer Row 2: World map; Chinese lantern; paint brush; fleur-de-lis (stylized lily) Row 3: Green chick; baby bottle; golden key; silver crow Row 4: Mind blown smiley face; dove; chocolate glazed donut with sprinkles; fireworks Row 5: Theatre masks; hourglass; pills; rainbow flag Row 6: Speaking bubble; flower bouquet; swiss cheese; racquet and ball Row 7: Mosque; smiley face with mouth zipped shut; waxing/waning moon; crystal ball For an example of what this might look like, see this <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2014/02/carina-finn-stephanie-bergers-emoji-code-translations-are-quite-brilliant" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link</a> to Carina Finn and Stephanie Berger's emoji poem published on Poetry Foundation.  Good luck with your work in the coming week, and tune in next week for another prompt or suggestion. Music Credit: Aaron Shapiro

Monica Prince - Interview #636 (8/3/20)