Episode 69: Karla Cordero

For poet, author, teacher, and gardener Karla Cordero, each challenge, whether writing related or not, is an opportunity to be creative. In this episode of The Written Scene, Karla talks about knowing when to be patient with yourself when you're not writing, the role of artists in society, her experience and personal journey in a MFA program, why visually seeing a physical layout of a manuscript is important, how writing in a new genre excitingly feels like starting over again as a writer, where and when it helps (or seems to help) to have an agent, her introduction to performance poetry and how it shaped her love of poetry, researching publishers before submitting to them, being a writer and also working a non-writing job to survive, getting creative with finding paid creative opportunities, and much more. If you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to subscribe, rate, review, and share this and all episodes of The Written Scene.  We also have a once-a-month newsletter of upcoming guests and more. Click or tap here to sign up. Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era