What, Why, How: Kathleen McGookey

What: 

I’m a writer, and I write poems.  I have always written, ever since I was a little girl and filled notebooks with possible titles for stories that I never wrote.  I have written newspaper articles, essays and short stories, but now I only write poems.

Why:

 I am always inspired by whatever I’m reading, whether it’s poetry, fiction, memoir, magazines, or the newspaper.  I feel like all of literature is one long conversation, and I am happy I can add my voice. Even if the only person who...