The Poet and the Library: An Interview with Judson Mitcham

Authors

Cheryl Stiles, Kennesaw State UniversityFollow

Publication Date

4-1-2013

Abstract

In May 2012 Governor Nathan Deal appointed Judson Mitcham as the new Poet Laureate of Georgia. In this interview, Dr. Mitcham talks about the importance of public and university libraries in his own development as a poet, novelist, and teacher, and he discusses the vital role that libraries continue to play in the cultivation of new audiences for literary works.