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It\\u2019s not often that a poem goes viral. But it happened in 2016, with \\u201cGood Bones\\u201d by Maggie Smith. I won\\u2019t read it for you now, but it\\u2019s short and you can find it online with a quick search. It speaks to anyone who\\u2019s concerned about the current state of our world -- which is probably most of us. It\\u2019s honest, and hopeful, and feels like a friend taking your arm, maybe a little bit too firmly, and saying, \\u201cWe can get through this.\\u201d So I was delighted when I was asked to interview Maggie at the Writers\\u2019 Block Festival, an annual gathering put on by Louisville Literary Arts. She and I were onstage at Spalding University\\u2019s College Street Building on a Saturday morning, in front of an appreciative audience of writers, poets, agents, and publishers.