Prolific poet and retired NMSU English Professor Joseph Somoza visited with Lynn Moorer about his book of collected poems, As Far As I Know, describing his process in which he composes words quickly to capture the energy of his inspiration. Explaining that poetry writing for him is a contemplative endeavor in which he writes poetry to know himself, he said that he writes almost daily and, when he doesn’t, feels something is missing in him. Somoza read and discussed several poems from his book, then shared a poem he recently wrote that reflects on our shared experiences during this time of the coronavirus pandemic.
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