The internet allows us to be in contact with loved ones from far away, to be able to hear and see them from the other side of the world. But it also allows us to create scenarios in our head about how lonely or unloved or uninteresting we are.
Powers and Motivations: An Interview with Patrick Johnson Read More »
In Kinnell’s work, hell and heaven often make some sort of appearance. Neither fare particularly well.
Some Notes on Galway Kinnell’s “Burning the Brush Pile” Read More »
I am always striving to push the limits of categories, and if people have a hard time classifying me, I see that as a very good thing! As far as I’m concerned: good writing is good writing, wherever you shelve it.
Interview with Danielle Trussoni on The Ancestor: A Novel Read More »
There’s a world for me to build. I have a chance to do something, even ever so slightly, different from that which is considered known. The outpost, the biological structure, the act of construction and capacity to destruct— worldbuilding, the invocation of something just to the left of the form, becomes an illusory practice.”
Worldbuilding and Meditative Speculation through Solange and Civilization Read More »
Cameron Finch and Yelena Moskovich sit down to discuss conformity, rebellion, post-soviet diaspora, the textures of ideology, writing queer desire, the trauma of flight, and much more.
“Eyebrows Like Her Name”: An Interview with Yelena Moskovich Read More »
“The “eternity” that Barot’s speaker is thinking about, which is one of the main focal points of the
collection, is one that actually undertakes the work of fantasy, imagination, and memory.”
What does Eternity Look Like: A Review of Barot’s The Galleons Read More »
Silence is really the language of perpetrators; they tell victims, especially young children, not to say anything or else. I for one am done with silence.
Writing Silences: An Interview with Jeni McFarland Read More »
On discovery—discovery is one of the most important parts of poetry to me and one of the things that keeps me continually engaged is what can the poem teach us, and what can we discover throughout it and how can we use the poem as a point of reflection?
Discovery and Poetry: Interview with Marlin M. Jenkins by Katie Willingham Read More »
Katie Jo knew that Ima was not her actual mother because she didn’t hurt as much or soothe as much, but she was better than nothing because nothing was unbearable.
Prelude to the Pink Book Lectures Read More »
Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase is not a record to bob’s one head to, despite its occasionally head-bobbing moments. It is a record to contemplate, to be experienced, to envelop; it is a record to be played in response to and as a guard against the worst the world has to offer. It is very beautiful.
