Homesick, then: An Interview with Jules Nyquist

Jules Nyquist poet and fellow Bennington grad stops by to discuss her new collection of poetry Homesick, then. We talk about her research into her family, domestic violence, the integration of photography into her writing, formal poetry and more!

About Jules Nyquist:

Jules earned her MFA in Writing & Literature (Poetry) from Bennington College in Vermont, January, 2007. She took a B.A. in Creative Writing from from Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN. She founded the Jules' Poetry Playhouse in Albuquerque, NM in 2012, where she hosts visiting poets and conducts workshops and classes on poetry, creative writing and the creative process. Jules works as a Lead Enrollment Counselor for the School of Education at Capella University.00

Jules' two books of poems, Behind the Volcanoes and Appetites (Beatlick Press), were finalists for the NM/AZ Book Awards in 2012 and 2014, respectively. Jules’ poems have appeared in 5 AM, Salamander, Malpais Review, Adobe Walls, St. Paul Almanac, Long Islander News, Gray Sparrow, House Organ, Duke City Fix, Café Review and others. She is co-editor of the Poets Speak anthology series with John Roche and edited the volume 2 Hers series in 2017.

Jules was was Program Associate for Education at the Loft Literary Center from 2000-2004 in the Open Book building in Minneapolis and hosted the Loft's "Local-Motion" reading series. She was co-host of Minneapolis' KFAI "Write On Radio" from 2000 to 2011 where she interviewed hundreds of local, national and international writers live on the air.

A native Minnesotan, Jules lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Airdate: 
Thursday, November 16, 2017