11/7/2023 0 Comments Pillow talk courtney peppernellKL: During the section of the book titled “you will dream,” some poems are written to a future lover. It adds mystery and is up to the readers’ interpretation. No one knows if I am writing about myself, someone I know, a stranger, or to the reader themselves. How did shifting between these perspectives impact your writing process?ĬP: I chop and change perspectives as I see fit to the particular poem. KL: At some points, you write in the first-person voice, but at other moments in the book you write in the second and third person. I’ll usually write the first draft, complete the editing process with my editor, then re-write most of the book the night before the manuscript is due because I will be wanting to add in more imagery. I have readers from all ages and all over the world, so I want to choose details or “life moments” that could happen to anyone and everyone. I like to include something for everyone because my audience is broad. Life is filled with intricate details and small moments for a poet. How do you decide what details and images to include in your poems?ĬP: I love storytelling. KL: One of the qualities that makes this collection shine is the specificity, from mentioning the secret code of knocking three times on someone’s door to reminiscing about leftover takeout. My advice to other poets would just be to write how you feel. This is why I rely on inspiration from the stories my readers share with me about their own heartbreak. I am happily married now, so writing about heartbreak doesn’t come as easily as it once did. How did you approach writing this personal subject matter, and what advice would you give other poets who are writing through difficult times?Ĭourtney Peppernell: I always like to write about journeys, because I think no matter what stage of life you are in or what you’re going through, we’re all undertaking one. ![]() Kara Lewis: The book begins with poems that chronicle the messy, painful end of a relationship. Peppernell describes I Hope You Stay, the follow-up to her bestselling Pillow Thoughts trilogy, as a celebration of “choosing to stay and face life.” Peppernell, who currently shares her words with an audience of more than one hundred thousand Instagram followers, talked with Read Poetry about the special relationship she shares with her readers, the themes she tries to emphasize in every book, and future creative collaborations. This advice appears in different ways across many of the book’s poems, as Peppernell takes her readers on a winding, emotional arc from heartache to hope. “Remove what doesn’t let you grow, instead let light and love in,” poet Courtney Peppernell writes in her latest collection, I Hope You Stay, released this March from Andrews McMeel.
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