New Jersey Stage Issue 52 | Page 94

Interview with Damian Rucci by Gary Wien SHARE BUTTON Damian Rucci is a poet from Keyport, New Jersey. His first full length book is forthcoming. Being a poet is never easy and over the summer he was able to take part in an arts residency in the midwest. Since we know many artists not only dream of doing such a thing, but have no idea how to make it possible we thought we’d learn more from Rucci about the experience. NJ STAGE - ISSUE 52 Tell me about the Osage Arts Community residency.  How did you get it?   The Osage Arts Community is a residency for artists of all medi- ums located in the sleepy town of Belle, Missouri (about an hour and half southwest of St. Louis). The residency has become a stomping ground for bohemi- ans, the avant-garde, and an influx of street poets from ev- INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 94