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014 - Lisa Rogers - Poetry and Picture Book Biographies
Where Picture Book Biographies and Poetry Come Together
The National Poetry Month celebration continues! 12 x 12 charter member, poet, and author Lisa Rogers shares how poetry comes into play when writing picture books—even picture book biographies.
In this episode, you'll discover:
What it's like to be a poet and write a picture book about a poet
How she finds the emotional throughline in her stories
Why she's drawn to writing about creative people
The impact of writing her John Cage book in second person
Why she writes picture book biographies
Why she didn't give up writing picture books…
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