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NPR- The State of Things

Dec.10.2009

Poet in the South

Maureen Sherbondy was interviewed on NPR's The State of Things (WUNC) by Frank Statio.

Maureen's Latest Blogs

Oct.06.2010 - 9:09 am
Camp 220 words   A child is homesick. On the fifth day, he sneaks out of his cabin and wanders through the woods, beyond the picnic tables and the gazebo. When he reaches the...
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Sep.11.2010 - 3:34 pm
That Day   1. Today   The sun is still out as if nothing has happened, an ordinary September day, leaves remain intact on so many green trees but the leaves appear black, burned...
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May.19.2010 - 11:16 am
Over the last month I have read 12 books, written three essays, and had very little time to do much of anything else. Few poems have been written, no stories at all. Why? I'm...
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Mar.18.2010 - 1:52 pm
My father passed away two weeks ago. Shock. That's what I felt. I could not wrap my head around death, around the concept of my father not existing anymore. I walked around not...
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Comments from Maureen

May.19.2010 - 11:27 am
In response to: Weary Blues
Forthcoming from Big Table Publishing in 2010. Poems about depression.
Mar.19.2010 - 12:26 pm
In response to: Writing through the Grief
Sharon, Thanks for your comments. This is so universal--this experience of death. Sorry for your losses. Thank goodness...
Dec.27.2009 - 2:05 pm
In response to: Captain's Poetry Blog - Stardate December 26th 2009
Love this poem, Alex.
Dec.11.2009 - 5:25 pm
In response to: Grateful
Shana, Thanks! Hope you have a great year too.
Nov.23.2009 - 3:52 pm
In response to: Setting Goals
Thank you so much for your comments. I am so glad that I inspired you.

Published Reviews

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Dec.07.2009
Published by NewPages.com
My poetry workshop recently concluded all poems are about loss. To a certain extent, all stories are too. Maureen Sherbondy’s short stories in The Slow Vanishing definitely follow...