This week on Author Up, we’re joined by poet Erica Miriam Fabri and Quibble poetry editor Lisa Lois. Erica Miriam Fabri is a poet, writer, and educator whose work has moved across the page, performance, and a wide range of creative spaces. She is the author of two poetry collections, Dialect of a Skirt, published by Hanging Loose Press, and most recently Morphology, winner of the 2024 Jack McCarthy Award from and published by Write Bloody Publishing (Write Bloody Publishing) . Across her career, Erica has also worked on writing and editorial projects with organizations including Urban Word NYC, HBO, Nickelodeon, and the New York Knicks. We begin with Erica’s path through poetry, the development of her work, and the career and community that have grown around it, and then widen the conversation to a discussion on the importance and influence of good reviews. Lisa Lois, a Canadian poet and poetry editor at Quibble Lit, recently reviewed Morphology for Compulsive Reader. As Lisa shared with me some of the success her review had recently brought her, I saw a rare chance to bring poet and reviewer into the same conversation: to talk about what a reviewer notices, what a writer learns from being read closely, and what good criticism can offer both the artist and the audience. It’s an episode about poetry, certainly, and also attention, interpretation, and the value of responding to someone’s work seriously. Thank you for listening, and a big THANK YOU to Erica and Lisa for their time, generosity, and perspectives. * Erica Miriam Fabri — Official Website ericafabri.com * Buy Morphology — Write Bloody Publishing Morphology by Erica Miriam Fabri * Read Lisa Lois’s review of Morphology — Compulsive Reader A Review of Morphology * Read more poetry by Erica — publications, poems, and features collected on her site Read Erica’s Poetry * Erica Miriam Fabri on Instagram — @ericamiriamfabri * Lisa Lois — Poetry & Published Work: https://poeting.my.canva.site * More from Compulsive Reader — reviews, interviews, and literary criticism Compulsive Reader If you like the work we’re doing and you want to help us grow, here are a few easy ways you can help: * Share & Follow us on Substack * Follow our Instagram for twice weekly #spotlit pieces * Tell a friend who would like the show about us! * Let us know your thoughts, feelings, and what you want to see! Get full access to Quibble Lit at quibblelit.substack.com/subscribe
