Mary Kay Zuravleff talks about the DNA of the novel, how wordplay and math-thinking have influenced her writing, and the meaning behind "the art of family life is to not take it personally."
Poet Ellen Bryant Voigt speaks to the power of syntax, and her newest collection, Headwaters—"a monument to the conscious mind's compulsion to order and interpret a chaotic world."
We sit down with Rumpus contributor Owen King to talk about his latest book, Double Feature, paying homage to movies that are unintentionally funny, and only using research that gives a story meaning.