https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/poetry/w/reason-for-writing/8513/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-poet-of-witnessen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/poetry/w/reason-for-writing/8513/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-poet-of-witnessMon, 31 Aug 2026 12:59:08 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:f432e54e-f1b2-4db5-9511-a94254cd2e0aCarolyn Forchéhttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/poetry/w/reason-for-writing/8513/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-poet-of-witness#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Reason for Writing by Carolyn Forché on 8/31/2026 12:59:08 PM<br /> <p><br />Carolyn Forch&eacute;, author of <em>Otherwhere</em>, explains how poets are informed by endured suffering and how it impacts the creative imagination.<br /><br />Carolyn Forch&eacute; is an American poet, translator, and memoirist. In 2013, Forch&eacute; received the Academy of American Poets Fellowship given for distinguished poetic achievement. For more on this writer visit <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Carolyn-Forche/242104149">https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Carolyn-Forche/242104149</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=LtVBt91mwWg?si=qF9SNYJPB8XuGFyo ">youtube.com/watch</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Poetry, video</div>