A twitch of each. I grew up a coach’s son. When I started writing poetry I was determined to become a poet who was not the “coach’s son,” wanted my own identity. I’d heard, “Oh, you’re the coach’s son” all my life. And I have to say, I was proud of that, but then it was time to hear, “Oh, is Buzz Ridl your father? Really? The coach? And you are a poet?” Once the “poet identity” was set, I realized that I had this whole world to write out from, and it was about time I entered it.
Jack Ridl talks about The Losing Season in a featured interview with The Writer’s Almanac.
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