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Fireside Interviews — Connie Song

For the very first Fireside Interview of this year 2024, I have the immense honor of welcoming one of Medium’s most widely read poets,

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The Fireside Interview series returns in 2024, and for this first conversation with one of the publication’s many talented writers, I’m honored to welcome the wonderful

Connie Song

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For those of you who don’t know Connie, I’m probably close to the truth when I say that she’s one of the most read and appreciated poets on Medium! And luckily for all of us here at Scribe, the publication is one of her favorite places to share her great poems!

As with each of my guests, I loved imagining and writing the questions you’re about to read, and of course I loved discovering their answers even more. I know Connie doesn’t like it when I talk about her as a role model for me and no doubt for many of us who love poetry so much, but I’m afraid it’s a reality nonetheless, and a reality I find wonderful and positive!

“The sculpting or manipulation of figurative language is such a powerful and beautiful thing.”