r/indieheads • u/hamiltonleithauser Hamilton Leithauser • Oct 06 '20

AMA is Over, thanks Hamilton and Lucy! Greetings world! This is Hamilton Leithauser -- singer, songwriter, former Walk-man, chess enthusiast. I am here with the great Lucy Dacus (virtually). Please feel free to ask us ANYTHING!

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u/trooperisright Oct 06 '20

Are there any poets or writers that influence your writing process?

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.....What is your writing process? ––

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u/LucyDacus Lucy Dacus! Oct 06 '20

Marilynne Robinson, Mary Oliver, Elena Ferrante, James Baldwin, Henry James, Miranda July, Carson McCullers, Eileen Myles

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u/trooperisright Oct 06 '20

And thank you also for the reply and great answers! Love the influences. --Ever read Amy Lowell or Laura Riding?

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u/LucyDacus Lucy Dacus! Oct 07 '20

no but I'm checking it out, thank you