INTERVISTA Interview with Tamikio L. Dooley / By Angela Kosta, journalist

 

INTERVISTA

Interview with Tamikio L. Dooley / By Angela

Kosta, journalist, writer, poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, translator

Interview

with Tamikio L. Dooley

A. Kosta: Hello Dear Tamikio. We know that she is a great and well-known popularizer of Art and Poetic and Literary Culture in the World. Tell us how you managed to create these cultural bridges.

· Tamikio L Dooley: Hello, Angela Kosta. Thank you for inviting me to conduct this wonderful author interview with you. It is a pleasure. I enjoy managing many cultural bridges. This grants me the opportunity to meet and network with a lot of talented, educated, and well-seasoned writers. It inspires, encourages, and motivates me to manage many cultural bridges. I see us as the ‘Kings and Queens’ of literature. We bring the words to the pages like never before, introducing the quality and value of art and culture through our pens.

A. Kosta: What is your creative path?

· Tamikio L Dooley: My creative path always involves bringing writers together. Several head are better than one. Not only do we introduce the words of literature to the world, but also educate each other-those willing to accept and learn without envy.

A. Kosta,: What inspires your Muse in verse?

· Tamikio L Dooley: What inspire my Muse in verse are dreams, ideas, and creative thoughts. I build barriers around limitless, endless dreams, ideas, and creative thoughts. There are always things in my mind lingering at the edge of my tongue ready to explore the world. I’m constantly inspired.

A. Kosta: How do you manage to reconcile your time-work between creating models in various magazines, popularizing writing, everyday life and family?

· Tamikio L Dooley: I have a timeframe in the morning between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., where I conduct my work. I chose my days, such as Mondays-Fridays, dividing my work ethics amongst myself and my colleagues. It’s all about time and effort, along with calm and relaxing moments. Every task should be about time without distractions.

A. Kosta: You are President and Founder of important organizations at the service

of culture, art and more. What is the most important perspective in viewing

what is useful in society?

· Tamikio L Dooley: Yes, I am the President

and Founder of Tamikio Dooley Writers Coach Organization, Empowering Education

Skills and Programs Organization, and the Director of the International

Foundation for Arab Children Organization. Within these organizations we

actually do real work for the literature community. We publish authors and poets

in anthologies, magazines, newspapers, and journals. We also conduct live chat

panels where writers recite their work and other fellow writers work. In June

2024, we plan to start Author Takeovers. In Author Takeovers, the writers take

30 minutes to an hour to talk their work: books, poetry, projects, etc.

A. Kosta: You are an award-winning author.

What are the main themes in your creativity?

· T L Dooley: I’ve won awards and

certificates in the literature categories including:

Recognition Awards & Certificates

· An honorable recognition as the best crime

author in September 2016,

· National Poetry Stage Bangladesh Award

2023,

· Certificate for Hyperpoem Book (a poetry

book publishing 1700 poets) 2023,

· “Zheng Nian Cup” National Literature

(second place prize) 2023,

· Virtual International Artist Gallery

Certificate (2023),

· Best Leadership Award, Best Poetry

Collection Award 2023,

· People’s Poetry Parliament Literature

Certificate 2023,

-Certificate of Appreciate Memorial of V.M.

Terehov 2023 (Russia Nizhny Novgord),

· The World Literary Award 2022,

· Won her first crystal trophy award in the

crime category (2016), along with other awards and certificates.

And other awards and certificate unmentioned.

A. Kosta: What do you think of contemporary literature and emerging authors?

· Tamikio L Dooley: I think contemporary

literature emerging authors give modern writers something to actually write

about today in the twentieth-century. Contemporary literature refers to writing

capturing the present moment, emphasizing the writers’ emotions and societies.

Although writing styles may differ, the primary aim is to depict genuine

characters and experiences.

A. Kosta: What would you like to say to them to have more visibility and reach the

tops?

· Tamikio L Dooley: I would like to say be

your own creative bullet! Never allow anyone to make you feel your ideas,

thoughts, and creativity sound stupid, foolish, or impossible. Mostly

importantly never allow someone else’s non-achievements make you feel bad,

ashamed, or unworthy. Stick to what you feel in your heart, defend, and believe

in yourself. You can accomplish anything positive you set your mind too!

A. Kosta: Who are your favorite authors?

· Tamikio L Dooley: I don’t have any

favorite authors. I have several favorite authors.

A. Kosta: What are your future projects?

· Tamikio L Dooley: My future projects

include creating more anthologies, magazines, newspapers, and journals. The

next upcoming project is entitled Artistic Vision Magazine March 2024 3rd

Edition of CreatiVIngenuitiy Magazine featuring artists, illustrators,

painters, and photographers. The next anthology entitled Poetic Reflections

soon to be released in April 2024.

A. Kosta: Thank you for the interview Tamikio and for dedicating your precious time to us. I wish you that your resources will remain so in the future and that you will have a very successful creative career and beyond.


Interview by Angela Kosta Academic, journalist, writer, poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, translator