Several times a month we connect with our contributors showing where they have been, where they are now, and what’s up for the future.
Name: Leslie Grollman
Title of Pieces Published in Sweet: “Self-Portrait on the Way to a Holy Place” and “I Was, Sometimes“
Issue: 14.2
Find Her:
Instagram
You can find Leslie in The City of Brotherly Love! Find out more about Leslie on her website.
What are some major accomplishments you have had since your Sweet publication?
I have, to my delight and great surprise, become a visual artist! very late-bloomer!
Can you tell us about a current/ongoing project that you’re excited about?
My first manuscript!
Who is your favorite author?
This question is impossible. I will offer some faves: Allison Benis White; Traci Brimhall; Kevin Prufer; Hadara Bar-Nadav; Patricia Smith; Kasey Jueds.
What is your favorite poem/essay/book?
Please Bury Me in This, by Allison Benis White; The Thicket by Kasey Jueds.
What inspires you to write?
A deep impulse.
What are you reading right now?
Everything by Hadara Bar-Nadav; Unalone by Jessica Jacobs; Paul Celan; Anselm Kiefer; The Feeling Sonnets by Ostashevsky.
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!
York Peppermint Pattie Thins (The additional photo below is me as the 5th generation!)
Thank you, Leslie, for taking the time to reconnect with us again! We look forward to seeing more of your work in the future!
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