I was born in New Orleans, but I grew up in Hawaii. That was a paradise. That's a paradise I keep inside of me all the time. It's funny, I don't really write too much in poetry about Hawaii, but I published a book of stories a couple of years ago.
I was raised in a strict fundamentalist household, and I always say that gives you a muscle of belief. I want to believe in something, but I don't be… - Barbara Hamby
I was raised in a strict fundamentalist household, and I always say that gives you a muscle of belief. I want to believe in something, but I don't be…
- Barbara Hamby
One of things I write about a lot is the role of women. An older friend of mine said that she feels like there's always a tension between wanting to … - Barbara Hamby
One of things I write about a lot is the role of women. An older friend of mine said that she feels like there's always a tension between wanting to …
Travel is something that I like to do because it gives you lots of images, and it also really makes you think about your own place in the world in a … - Barbara Hamby
Travel is something that I like to do because it gives you lots of images, and it also really makes you think about your own place in the world in a …
I was born in New Orleans, but I grew up in Hawaii. That was a paradise. That's a paradise I keep inside of me all the time. It's funny, I don't real… - Barbara Hamby
I was born in New Orleans, but I grew up in Hawaii. That was a paradise. That's a paradise I keep inside of me all the time. It's funny, I don't real…
I guess it was easier for me to find my voice in poetry than it was in fiction. I'm working on fiction again, and I find it a lot more difficult. It'… - Barbara Hamby
I guess it was easier for me to find my voice in poetry than it was in fiction. I'm working on fiction again, and I find it a lot more difficult. It'…
When I was a young woman, I had this friend who was really beautiful, and she would talk about how she was losing her looks, that she wasn't as prett… - Barbara Hamby
When I was a young woman, I had this friend who was really beautiful, and she would talk about how she was losing her looks, that she wasn't as prett…
Everybody spoke English in my class, and they would turn to me and say, "What's going on in your country?" I would try to explain to Austrians, Poles… - Barbara Hamby
Everybody spoke English in my class, and they would turn to me and say, "What's going on in your country?" I would try to explain to Austrians, Poles…
You want to make a representative selection, but at the same time, you want to give a sense of the whole project. I have this big conflict in my writ… - Barbara Hamby
You want to make a representative selection, but at the same time, you want to give a sense of the whole project. I have this big conflict in my writ…
I think it's really hard to be joyful. I work hard at it. I always feel like it's a choice. You can be joyful or you can be depressed, and there just… - Barbara Hamby
I think it's really hard to be joyful. I work hard at it. I always feel like it's a choice. You can be joyful or you can be depressed, and there just…
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