Lauren Camp’s new poetry book ‘Is Is Enough’ shares tales of living with grief

About this episode

Lauren Camp discusses her new poetry book 'Is Is Enough' and the creative process behind it while sharing her experiences with grief and caregiving.

Former New Mexico poet laureate and author Lauren Camp is getting ready for the release of a new poetry book this spring called  Is Is Enough .  Published by Texas A&M University Press, the book transmutes the raw emotions from a time in Camp’s life where she was tasked with caring for a parent diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.   The circumstance required her to find balance in a new reality that guaranteed many unknowns. For some, coping with this type of struggle is an unbearable and insurmountable ask. However, for Camp, a poet, processing her feelings meant articulating them on paper and sharing with the world in hopes of finding comfort.   Camp joins the latest podcast episode of “Conversations Different” to discuss with host Inez Russell Gomez the creative process behind writing  Is Is Enough and explains why it will be a good resource for others experiencing similar grief.   Throughout the episode, Camp also delves into some of her past work as New Mexico’s poet laureate, which involved traveling the state…

People in this episode

Host: Inez Russell Gomez

Guest: Lauren Camp

Topics covered

• poetry
• grief
• Alzheimer's disease
• creative process
• New Mexico
• literature

Keywords

• Lauren Camp
• Is Is Enough
• poetry
• grief
• Alzheimer's
• New Mexico poet laureate
• creative process
• New Mexico Epic Poem Project

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas A&M University Press, New Mexico Epic Poem Project

Books & works: Is Is Enough

Places: New Mexico, Santa Fe

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