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Worth Quoting (Interviews): Martha Vertreace

Worth Quoting was made possible by Florida Community College at Jacksonville. The series was recorded from 1985 to 2005, and features a powerful collection of interviews.

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Interviewee Martha Vertreace
Interviewer Mary Sue Koeppel
Subject Poetry

Copyright 1995 Florida Community College at Jacksonville

 

Summary: Associate Professor of English and the Poet in Residence at Kennedy-King College in Chicago Martha M. Vertreace reads aloud selections of her work from some of her poetry books, which include Second House from the Corner, Under a Cat's Eye Moon and Oracle Bones.  Martha writes poetry that is layered in symbolism and reflective on her environment.

 

 

Keywords: poetry, Ireland

 

Martha Vertreace

Vertreace, M. (1995). Interviewed by Mary Sue Koeppel [Video Recording]. Worth Quoting. YouTube, Jacksonville, Florida.

Run time: 27 minutes