Hi, Lauren! To start off, can you please briefly introduce yourself to our audience?
Where are you from? What kind of art do you create? (and whatever else you’d like to share…)
Was there a moment that inspired this particular poem? Talk about your writing process in general as well.
(Optional): Provide links to your website, social media, or other places where readers can connect with you. (3 links max)
Interview
with Lauren Long
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GS&NS: HI, Lauren. Please introduce yourself to our readers.
Lauren: Hey y'all. Just kidding, that's generic southern jargon. I'm a 20 something girl, trying to make a name for myself in Birmingham. I'm a messy person in my mind and I believe that's why I've been gifted the desire to splash my words onto paper in the pursuit of some kind of artistic relief. Typically you'll find me writing late at night, that's when I feel most inspired.
GS&NS: “Firecrackers Wait For No One” addresses critical issues related to Feminism and gender equality. Would you comfortably call your poem ‘political’ and would you consider yourself a political writer?
Lauren: In no way do I consider myself a political writer. I'm too soft. I wear my heart on my sleeve too often for that. This poem in particular, I wanted to convey some of the social issues that women today face and portray those of us who are breaking the mold. Women in today's society have moxie. We don't wait around for others to validate our existence.
GS&NS: Was there a moment that inspired this particular poem?
GirlSense and NonSense