Poet Talk with Carla M. Cherry by Lisa Tomey

<p>Carla M. Cherry is a native of the Bronx, NY. A graduate of Spelman College, New York University, and Lehman College, she has been teaching in the New York City public schools since 1996. Her poetry has appeared in various publications, including <em>Anderbo</em>, <em>Eunoia Review, Dissident Voice, Random Sample Review, Firefly Magazine, Picaroon Poetry, Streetlight Press,MemoryHouse, Bop Dead City,</em> <em>Ariel Chart, Anti-Heroin Chic</em>, <em>The Racket</em> and a forthcoming issue of <em>Raising Mothers</em>. She has published four books of poetry through Wasteland Press: <em>Gnat Feathers and Butterfly Wings </em>(2008), <em>Thirty Dollars and a Bowl of Soup</em> (2017), <em>Honeysuckle Me</em> (2017), and <em>These Pearls Are Real </em>(2018). Her fifth and latest book, <em>Stardust and Skin</em> (2020), was published by iiPublishing. She is an M.F.A. candidate in Creative Writing at the City College of New York.</p> <p><u><strong>Website:</strong></u></p> <p><a href="https://www.carlacherrybxpoet1.com/" target="_blank">https://www.carlacherrybxpoet1.com/</a></p> <p><u><strong>Social Media Handles:</strong></u></p> <p><u>Instagram:&nbsp;</u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackbutterfy18/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/blackbutterfy18/</a></p> <p><u>Twitter:&nbsp;</u><a href="https://twitter.com/carla_bronxpoet" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/carla_bronxpoet</a></p> <p><u>Facebook:</u> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/poeticchic" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/poeticchic</a></p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lisa-tomey/message