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Sharmila Voorakkara teaches creative writing in the Department of English at Ohio University and she is the winner of the Akron Poetry Prize for her collection of poems, Fire Wheel. She reads a selection of her poems for Wired for Books.

Sharmila Voorakkara reads her poems
(36 min. 21 sec.)

Sharmila Voorakkara joins radio host David Kurz for a Live from Studio B interview at WOUB Radio. She talks about her life of writing and learning how to write poetry. Sharmila reads her poem, Ditch Music, and reveals the names of a few of her favorite poets.

Sharmila Voorakkara interview
(31 min. 21 sec.)