You can learn more about Maggie Smith on her website, or follow her on Twitter. It’s been overwhelming to hear from pregnant women, new parents, people grieving, and people like me who are sad and confused about what’s happening around the world, and to be told that something I wrote meant something to them. What an honor! But really, the most surreal moment has been every moment. Or learning that writers and translators I admire will translate the poem into French, Italian, and Spanish. Maybe tweeting back and forth with Caitlin Moran I’m a fan, so her kind words meant so much to me. What has been the most surreal moment of this viral poem (celebs following you on twitter, translations, something else?!) I’ve received messages, tweets, emails, DMs, and texts from people all day - some of whom live in places I’ve never seen and whose first languages I can’t read or speak. And I certainly could not have imagined so many people reading it and relating to it. No, that’s one of the funniest things, for me: I wrote the poem and was happy with it - I mean, I think it communicated what I wanted to say, and I believe it was a “good” poem, whatever that means - but I didn’t think it was the best poem I’d ever written. When you wrote the poem did you think, "this is one of my best poems?" Or did it just feel like a regular good poem to you that readers may like? I think I gained 1000 followers in just a few hours. Is it being shared on any other platforms? It’s spreading on both, though I think the global response has been through Twitter. This whole thing is a mystery to me.ĭid it spread more on Facebook or Twitter? But I don’t have a clear sense of how those folks came across it in the first place. I think it was a combination of Times writer Caitlin Moran and singer Charlotte Church retweeting it that really got it rolling, and Guardian cartoonist Stephen Collins shared it on Facebook, I believe. Maggie Smith: It was shared a lot among poet friends here in the US, but then somehow it started taking off in the UK, and that’s when it really caught fire. Kelli Russell Agodon: Can you trace back to the first person(s) who shared it or when it took off for you? Can you figure out (besides Waxwing) where/how it began to spread? Here's her interview with poet Maggie Smith, and Waxwing Magazine editors Justin Bigos, Erin Stalcup, and W. She wanted to talk to the people involved, too. After looking into why poems go viral, Kelli Russell Agodon was not done.
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