Books and Brews Podcast Episode #26: Eugenia Fain

Eugenia Fain is an author of poetry and prose.  She is also a songwriter and available on Amazon and Spotify.  Eugenia has forty years of experience in writing.  She is a preschool teacher and tutor. She is published here and abroad; she is considered an international author.  Eugenia is featured in several anthologies.  She is published online, in print, ebook, and audiobook form.  She has no children of her own; but she resides in Columbia, SC with her husband, Ivan, and tabby cat, Buddy.  Allpoetry.com   Eugenia's Readings: Immortality, a glose poem – 13:12 A Song of Despair, a viator poem – 29:29 Dancing, a masnavi poem – 43:22 Michael's Beer Pairings: Course Correct, Pryes Brewing Company (paired to Immortality) – 11:45 Dark Truth Imperial Stout, Boulevard Brewing Company (paired to A Song of Despair) – 26:51 Black Ale, Bent Paddle Brewing Company (paired to Dancing) – 39:41 Interview Highlights: Glose poems: which comes first, the poem or the idea? – 17:35 Published in Norton's Anthology at 11 – 24:17 Being positive vs admitting difficulty – 33:09 The complexity of forms – 36:56 Why love? – 45:05 Where do you hope your work is 100 years from now? – 50:29 COMING NEXT MONTH: Ernie Brill, poet UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology. Our theme music is from www.bensound.com.