Each week we will be connecting with our contributors showing where they have been, where they are now, and what’s up for the future.
Name: Sheila Squillante
Title of Pieces Published in Sweet: “You Would Become,” “It Takes Strength to Be Gentle and Kind“, & “Meat Ragu”
Issues: 5.1 & 7.2
You can find Sheila in Pittsburg, PA at Chatham University where she edits The Fourth River, a journal of nature and place-based writing. She also edits Barrelhouse online.
Check out her website!
What are some major accomplishments you have had since your Sweet publication?
I’ve become the director of Chatham University’s MFA program
Can you tell us about a current/ongoing project that you’re excited about?
My second collection of poetry, MOSTLY HUMAN, won the Wicked Woman Book Prize with Brick House Books and will be out in October, 2020.
Who is your favorite author?
Anne Carson, Diane Seuss, Todd Kaneko, Camille Dungy, Natalie Diaz, Paisley Rekdal, Lee Ann Roripaugh, Sei Shonagon
What inspires you to write?
Memory, confusion, disorientation, grief, my children, the unlikely resilience of the natural world
What are you reading right now?
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, Still Life with Two Dead Peacocks and a Girl, by Diane Seuss, Splinters are Children of Wood, by Leia Wilson.
What is your favorite sweet? We would love for you to share a recipe or link to place that serves it. Pictures are great, too!
Salted caramel gelato.
We found an awesome rescipe from The Spruce Eats tempts our tastebuds!
Thank you, Sheila, for taking the time to reconnect with us. We look forward to seeing more of your work in the future!
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