This chapter explores the intricate relationship between a writer and their craft, highlighting personal experiences from college. It discusses the emotional highs and lows of the creative process, as well as the importance of camaraderie during artistic collaboration.
Named one of TIME magazine’s “100 Innovators for the Next New Wave,” Suzan-Lori Parks is the first African American woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Topdog/Underdog. She joins to discuss her long and illustrious career as a playwright, musician, and novelist.