![]() Although I don’t write exclusively “about” landscape, the landscape has near-total control over the texts I produce: my geographic setting determines what books I choose to read at a given time, and shapes what activities I choose to do it influences the way I make sense of those texts and adventures and it shapes the way I synthesize them into poem-stuff and song-stuff. JC: As someone with ties to both California and Minnesota, regions that seem to exist on opposite ends of the spectrum, how has your experience with space and place affected your writing and/or creative processes, if at all?īL: For better and for worse, I’m beginning to realize that all my writing is profoundly place-based. ![]() I spend quite a lot of time on the road at this point, bouncing between Minnesota, Colorado and the West Coast, but it’s always a calm and joyous homecoming whenever I return to the Land of 10,000 Lakes. My publisher, Milkweed Editions, is based there, and I continue to do tons of performances, workshops, and community-based collaborations, both in the Twin Cities and in the (amazing and beautiful) rural parts of the state. So I made it the more-or-less permanent home base for my career…. The institutional support and public funding for the arts, along with a fantastically attentive and enthusiastic audience, made it an ideal place to be. ![]() I had expected to complete my degree and then hightail back to the West Coast, but I found that the literary and music community in the Twin Cities was something genuinely remarkable - unimaginable, really. Jo Chang: What’s your connection to the Midwest?īrian Laidlaw: My dad is from Minnesota, so I’d visited a few times as a kid - the lightning storms left an impression on me - but my own Minnesota roots didn’t really sink in until I moved to Minneapolis in 2008 to begin an MFA in Poetry at the U of M. We reserve the right to modify or replace any part of these terms and conditions without prior notice.Midwestern Gothic staffer Jo Chang talked with author Brian Laidlaw about his collection The Mirrormaker, incorporating music and songwriting into poetry, retelling historical myths, & more. Cannot be redeemed for cash or combined with other offers or credits. Not valid on other products, prepaid plans, prior purchases and purchases made other Shutterfly apps. Taxes, shipping, and handling will apply. Promo can only be redeemed once per account and/or billing address. Valid only for new Shutterfly photo book customers (those who have never purchased photo books from Shutterfly). Offer is good for one free standard layflat binding through, or our mobile-friendly site or Shutterfly Photo Story for iPad app. Trust us for our customization, quality, and 100% happiness guarantee, and make Shutterfly the new home for your photo books. You'll also have the same creative control you're used to, with a wide array of book sizes and paper types, and over 250 book styles to choose from. We know quality matters to you, and we assure you that our state-of-the-art printing will meet your standards. But we, at Shutterfly, are confident that we can fulfill your every photo book need. After 23 amazing years in business, MyPublisher has shut down.
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