About this episode
Mississippi Poet Laureate Ann Fisher-Wirth interviews poet Danielle Sellers about a Walt Whitman poem.
On this episode, Mississippi Poet Laureate Ann Fisher-Wirth speaks with fellow poet Danielle Sellers about the Walt Whitman poem, “I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing.” Sellers received her MFA from the University of Mississippi, where she held the John Grisham Poetry Fellowship. She teaches at Trinity Valley School in Fort Worth, Texas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Ann Fisher-Wirth
Guest: Danielle Sellers
Topics covered
- poetry
- Mississippi
- Walt Whitman
- literature
- education
Keywords
- Mississippi Poet Laureate
- poetry
- Walt Whitman
- Danielle Sellers
- MFA
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Mississippi, Trinity Valley School
Books & works: I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing
Places: Fort Worth, Texas
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