The Intimate Interview—Miller of Alenier

 

 

What makes a good interview? In September 2024, Karren Alenier was interviewed for an hour by E. Ethelbert Miller for his podcast On the Margin.

 

Besides interesting questions that addressed the concerns of working poets like how does one arrange a book manuscript, it was clear that interviewer and interviewee liked and trusted each other. Trust is crucial if the interviewer wants honest discussion about such issues as grief and race.  The good chemistry between Miller and Alenier added to the shared history of the literary scene in the Washington, DC area.

 

People who listened to this interview made such comments as:

 

—I didn’t expect to watch the whole interview, but I was swept along by the exchange.

 

—I learned new things about the DC literary scene.

 

—I got to know Karren Alenier better.