Putting a Younger Face on Active Poetry in the Community: With Tina Cane

In our second bonus episode, our hosts: Ting Ting and Sandy, interview Tina Cane about her upcoming debut novel, Alma Presses Play. Tina Cane grew up in downtown New York City during the 70s and 80s, surrounded by artists and writers and musicians, and she draws much of her creative inspiration from that era. She is the founder and director of Writers-in-the Schools, RI, for which she works as a visiting poet. She currently serves as the Poet Laureate of Rhode Island where she lives with her husband and their three children. In 2020, Cane was named a poet laureate fellow with the Academy of American Poets. Her books include The Fifth Thought, Dear Elena: Letters for Elena Ferrante, Once More With Feeling, and Body of Work. Alma Presses Play is Tina's debut novel-in-verse for young adults readers. To pre-order her novel, use the link: https://www.rhcbooks.com/books/609918/alma-presses-play-by-tina-cane