Dog-Eared Musings | Interview with Poet Shahayra Majumder @DogEaredMusings | Uploaded October 2022 | Updated October 2024, 53 minutes ago.
Had a lot of fun getting to sit down with Shahayra to discuss her chapbook "The Unreliable Narrator Wakes Up" and her writing process. I hope you consider checking on her work for yourself, links below!
*Special thanks to Kismet Books for allowing me to film in their amazing store
WHERE TO BUY
Online:
barnesandnoble.com/w/the-unreliable-narrator-wakes-up-shahayra-majumder/1141708421
Stores:
Mystery to Me
1863 Monroe St, Madison, WI 53711
Kismet Books
101 N Main St, Verona, WI 53593
Follow Shahayra on instagram to see when she will be doing a reading near you!
@shahayramajumder
Chapters
0:00 - Intro
o:44 - Why did you choose poetry and what were your influences?
2:31 - What time of day do you like to write?
3:47 - Pros and cons to be being a poet of color in the midwest
4:46 - How do you get ready for the presenting poems in these spaces?
6:58 - How do you use your poetry as an excersise in vulnerability?
8:36 - What do you look for when you read poetry? And who are some inspirations?
11:01 - If you could have anyone alive or dead read this book, who would you want to read it?
12:08 - What do you hope for people get out of your writing?
13:21 - Tips for getting started writing and publishing
Had a lot of fun getting to sit down with Shahayra to discuss her chapbook "The Unreliable Narrator Wakes Up" and her writing process. I hope you consider checking on her work for yourself, links below!
*Special thanks to Kismet Books for allowing me to film in their amazing store
WHERE TO BUY
Online:
barnesandnoble.com/w/the-unreliable-narrator-wakes-up-shahayra-majumder/1141708421
Stores:
Mystery to Me
1863 Monroe St, Madison, WI 53711
Kismet Books
101 N Main St, Verona, WI 53593
Follow Shahayra on instagram to see when she will be doing a reading near you!
@shahayramajumder
Chapters
0:00 - Intro
o:44 - Why did you choose poetry and what were your influences?
2:31 - What time of day do you like to write?
3:47 - Pros and cons to be being a poet of color in the midwest
4:46 - How do you get ready for the presenting poems in these spaces?
6:58 - How do you use your poetry as an excersise in vulnerability?
8:36 - What do you look for when you read poetry? And who are some inspirations?
11:01 - If you could have anyone alive or dead read this book, who would you want to read it?
12:08 - What do you hope for people get out of your writing?
13:21 - Tips for getting started writing and publishing
