Ross White

@rosswhite.com

Publisher: @bullcitypress.com. Poet: CHARM OFFENSIVE & three chapbooks from Unicorn Press. Professor: UNC #GoHeels. Views my own. Host: @triviaescapepod.com. Goofus. Durham, NC. > Site: rosswhite.com

Hey minor league teams, if you’re gonna bring someone in to sing the anthem who wants to put a little mustard on it, maybe make sure they can carry a tune before you hand them the mic.

"That was part of the grieving—leaving behind a part of myself and having to start over somewhere new. I didn’t know anybody here, and starting from scratch was daunting, but I’ve also made a new home here and feel like I’ve found my people."

Durham Poet Arielle Hebert On Writing About Girlhood, Addiction, and the Mixed Magic of Florida

'Bottom Feeders,' Arielle Hebert's debut poetry collection, releases this month from Black Lawrence Press.

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I find it’s best to be reading at least two books at a time: one I don’t ever want to put down and one I’m happy to put down (despite its utility and/or quality). If I have less than twenty minutes blocked to read, the one I’m happy to put down is a godsend.

It's hard not to love the amateurs, the apprentices, the people who aren't there yet but are really excited to learn the craft and take it seriously.

Whenever things feel hopeless, just remember: there was a time when thousands of young men trained their singing voices to sound just like Vince Neil. And we survived that.