On Community
MQR is proud to be a part of the vibrant literary community of Southeast Michigan. Discover interviews, reviews, and essays by and about the Michigan literary community.
MQR is a vital part of the Southeast Michigan literary community. MQR engages with the diversity and depth of the writing happening in our community through workshops and readings in partnerships with community-based organizations like 826michigan, InsideOut Detroit Literary Arts, Room Project, Arab American National Museum, and Freedom House. To celebrate our 60th year in print, we reached out to writers from around Michigan as a part of our exploration of “Why We Write.”
The Necessity of Community: An Interview with Alise Alousi
People of MQR: A Q&A with Aaron J. Stone
Politics as Central: An Interview with Keith Taylor
Unlocking Our Imaginations: An Interview with Petra Kuppers
Aesthetic enthusiasm: An Interview with Dunya Mikhail
Communicating with Spirit: An Interview with Cherise Morris
Conversation on “An abridged medical family history and multiverse of selves” and the inaugural Jane Kenyon Prize with Monica Kim, Carlina Duan, and Daniel Neff
A Poem from Monica Kim, Innaugural Jane Kenyon Prize Winner
Formidable Adaptation
Carrying Ourselves Across: The Art of Self-Translation, a Community Partnership between 826michigan and the Michigan Quarterly Review
A Brick House for Books: Lillian Li on Writing with the Youth of the Neutral Zone
With Care: An Interview With Franny Choi
