Nicole Goodwin/GOODW.Y.N.
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Nicole Goodwin aka GOODW.Y.N. They are longlisted for The Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for 2023, the 2023 RWW Creative Nonfiction Fellow, as well as the 2018 Ragdale Alice Judson Hayes Fellowship Recipient, while advancing to the 2nd Round of the 2018 Creative Capital Awards. They published the articles “Talking with My Daughter…” and “Why is this Happening in Your Life…” in the New York Times’ parentblog Motherlode. Additionally, their work “Ain’t I a Woman (?/!): Poems,” was longlisted for The Black Spring Press Group’s The Christopher Smart-Joan Alice Prize for 2020.
Sept. 9, 2026
When the War Comes Home: GOODW.Y.N. on Trauma, Poetry & Finding Love | Author Spotlight
The Author Spotlight continues with poet and writer GOODW.Y.N. How do you escape war when fighting is all you know? In this episode of the Travel Time Stories: Author Spotlight Series, Shannon sits down with Nicole Goodwin, aka GOODW.Y.N., author of Warcrimes—a raw and deeply personal poetry collection shaped by war, hate, love, motherhood, trauma, and transformation. GOODW.Y.N.'s experiences as a soldier in Iraq didn't simply disappear when the deployment ended. In our conversation, we explo...
Guest: Nicole Goodwin/GOODW.Y.N.