Article: Talking with poet and naturalist John Caddy
May 16, 2012 - Courtney Algeo, Twin Cities Daily Planet. Caddy is winner of the 2012 McKnight Distinguished Artist Award
One thing about Minnesota that’s so amazing is that, without much effort or thought, one’s time can be split evenly between a creative urban environment and a wondrous wilderness. It’s also the kind of place where someone like me, who hasn’t even been camping since I was a teenager, has the opportunity to talk to one of the most talented and passionate contemporary nature writers.
For the occasion of his being honored with the 2012 McKnight Distinguished Artist Award—an award that, now in its 15th year, is given to one artist each year and comes with a hefty $50,000 cash prize—John Caddy gave me the opportunity to chat with him over the phone about the award, nature writing, and the poet’s life as a stroke survivor.