“I am influenced by people who are confident in the value of the information they have to share and are unapologetically themselves. I am inspired by artists who’s curiosity is never satiated; people who are interested in people in all of their grit, complexity, and beauty.”
Grit, Complexity, and Beauty: An Interview with Rebecca Steinberg Read More »
“Which brings me to the discrepancy between how rich and privileged countries view resettlement and what resettlement actually is. It is not a favor. It is not a generosity. It is not going out of our way to rescue people. It is a moral obligation.”
On “Live from Cairo:” An Interview with Ian Bassingthwaighte Read More »
Sometimes, you circle and you circle, and you never find the point. But here is mine. I don’t know who will read my novel. I don’t know in what numbers. To ask these questions is to drive myself insane. So here is a better question to drive myself crazy as the days count down. Why do I read in the first place? Why do you?
“Night Call was such an important and personal project for me. Reading new poems to strangers in their most intimate space, whether that’s their bedroom or their living room or their kitchen.”
“Together and by Ourselves”: An Interview with Alex Dimitrov Read More »
The very first night as we sip our muse-inducing elderflower wine, Alexander Weinstein, founder of the Institute, opens the door of the conference room to symbolically cast out our inner critics — those editorial voices in our heads who tell us we’re not good enough, who bring us down, who impose self-doubt.
The Writer’s Playground Read More »
“It was kind of the perfect confluence of viability and personal interest — I’ve wanted to write queer stories for a long time, and suddenly I found that there was a market for it.”
Odd Jobs #1: An Interview with Ruthie Luhnow Read More »
Though I in no way consider John Darnielle to be the only artist who negotiates his connection with his fans through sharing his pain, I appreciate the way he has interrogated this dynamic in his recent work, both lyrically and in prose.
Fandom and Shared Suffering in the Work of John Darnielle Read More »
“We’ve so enjoyed this process already—selecting books, working with publishers, authors, Wolverine Press, and assembling these unique collections. Our goal is simply to keep the program going, grow our subscriber base, and continue to provide signed first editions of the books we believe in.”
Curating Literati Cultura: An Interview with Hilary Gustafson Read More »
“I think so much of engaging in poetry (and in all art, at least art that’s not terrible and designed to preserve structures of power and oppression) is an exercise in empathy. Maybe at its base, poetry is paying close attention and then putting intentional language to communicate to another person what you’ve found.”
On “Floating, Brilliant, Gone”: An Interview with Franny Choi Read More »
“I think open endings require a little more work of the reader; that, when a scene or story is left open, the reader gets to imagine for him/herself how things might’ve turned out.”
Sharing the Pain, Sharing the Process: An Interview with Keith Lesmeister Read More »
