Poet and novelist Carrie Fountain talks with poet Lisa Olstein about trusting her writing process, her roots as a poet, and her haunting and beautiful poem "This Is Our American America Here Is Our Son."
This Is Just To Say: Lisa Olstein
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Poet and novelist Carrie Fountain talks with poet Lisa Olstein about trusting her writing process, her roots as a poet, and her haunting and beautiful poem "This Is Our American America Here Is Our Son."