Great Regulars: The final Gist Street pairing

was poet Jericho Brown and fiction writer Holly Goddard Jones who lamented, "This is my first and last time here. I'm bummed."

Mr. Brown and Ms. Jones were typical of the dozens of rising writers representing the face of the country's literary landscape in the 21st century. He wrote speeches for a New Orleans mayor before moving on to teach at the University of San Diego and releasing his first poetry collection, "Please," last year.

Ms. Jones also published her first book in 2009, a short-story collection titled "Girl Trouble."

from Bob Hoover: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Literary stocking just got lighter

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