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About Dan Albergotti
Born in Orangeburg, South Carolina, Dan Albergotti lived in St. Matthews until age four, when his family moved to Florence. Albergotti currently directs the creative writing program at Coastal Carolina University in Conway. He earned a B.A. and M.A. from Clemson University in 1986 and 1988, a PhD in Literature at the University of South Carolina in 1995, and a M.F.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2002. His first full-length collection of poems, The Boatloads, was published by BOA Editions in 2008 and was awarded the A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize. His poems have appeared in various print and online journals, including Mid-American Review, Prairie Schooner, Southern Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, Greensboro Review, Backwards City Review, and Southeast Review.
Interview with Natasha Trethewey
In these excerpts from an interview conducted in Atlanta, Georgia, on 30 August, 2008, Dan Albergotti talks with Natasha Trethewey about the new internet journal Waccamaw, his experiences growing up in Florence, South Carolina (including the influence of family, religion, and racism), the poem “Vestibule” from his book The Boatloads, the role of place in his poetry, and how he relates to the idea of the “Southern writer.”
Part 2: Natasha Trethewey Interviews Dan Albergotti
Part 3: Natasha Trethewey Interviews Dan Albergotti