Vintage Books Live! with William Erickson

Join us for a conversation with local poet William Erickson. His most recent work is You Don't Have to Believe in the World, published by April Gloaming.

In this interview, we catch up with William about his most recent projects and how his work has changed over time. We talk about how a poetry collection is assembled and how it differs from a chapbook and about some of the work Will is currently composing. Finally, Will shares some of his poems from You Don't Have to Believe in the World, as well as more recent compositions.

You can find out more about George Saunders, who Will mentions in the interview--specifically his book Lincoln in the Bardo, here: https://georgesaundersbooks.com/books

The correct Emily Dickinson quote is: "If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry."