In this episode of The Qreative Life podcast, Q talks with poet and creative facilitator, Hollie Hardy. They discuss Hardy’s creative trajectory, how she chose poetry as her primary medium, and why she is so passionate about teaching.
More about Hollie:
HOLLIE HARDY is the author of two books of poetry, Lions Like Us (Red Light Lit Press, 2024) and How to Take a Bullet: And Other Survival Poems (Punk Hostage Press, 2014). She’s a freelance editor and private writing instructor, founder of Praxis Poetry: Weekly Prompts for Poets, and host of the long-running reading series Saturday Night Special: A Virtual Open Mic. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and appeared in numerous anthologies and literary journals, including Alchemy, Caesura, The Common, Fourteen Hills, Four Tulips, Parley Lit, Passionfruit Review, Poetry Super Highway, The Quarterly, Synkroniciti, and elsewhere. She lives in Austin, TX.
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