A Conversation with Poet Edward A. Dougherty

<p>Interviews Editor Emily Chambers Sharpe speaks with <a href="https://edwarddougherty.wordpress.com/">Edward A. Dougherty</a> about the role of the imagination in the work of social justice; moral engagement as both a spiritual and a creative practice; and his most recent book, a collection of essays titled <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/journey-work-crafting-a-life-of-poetry-and-spirit/9781627203289"><u><em>Journey Work: Crafting a Life of Poetry and Spirit</em></u></a> (Apprentice House Press, March 2021). A transcript of this interview can also be found in our <a href="https://www.vitapoetica.org/interviews/conversation-with-edward-a-dougherty">Summer issue</a> online.</p> <p>Edward A. Dougherty earned his MFA from Bowling Green State University. In addition to his 11 collections of poetry, he’s been poetry editor at the <em>Mid-American Review, </em>a contributing editor at <em>Rowboat: Poetry in Translation, </em>and a regular contributor to <em>American Microreviews &amp; Interviews. </em>He lives in the Finger Lakes region of New York State and is Professor of English at Corning Community College.</p>