A Productive Tension Between Grief and Beauty: A Conversation with Emily Jungmin Yoon
I think as a poet overall, I’ve come to really picture specific people when I write, regardless of what the poem is about.
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My Therapist Prescribed Me Dedicated Poetry Practice: A Conversation with Delilah McCrea
Being trans demands, for me, that I deconstruct that constructed world, and that opens up to a more magical one.
Moving the Dialogue Forward: Jerald Walker’s Magically Black and Other Essays
Idiosyncratic and smart, MAGICALLY BLACK moves the dialog forward.
A Good Question is a Risk: A Conversation with Emmalea Russo
Art doesn’t have an obligation to comfort, affirm, make us feel fuzzy. The question is, how do we respond and react?
Books as Compasses for a Meaningful Life: Interview with Glory Edim
It’s important to provide perspective—that life is long and complicated, filled with moments of joy, triumph, and everything in between.
Life with a Rabbit in the Shadow of Death: A Review of Melanie Cheng’s The Burrow
Though the pandemic may now feel relatively distant, its reminder of how quickly catastrophe can become an everyday fact of life persists.
“I Think Everything Can Be Funny”: A Conversation with Youngmi Mayer
Word economy is, basically, the skill that you have to really hone to become a successful stand-up comedian.
Sketch Book Reviews: What An Owl Knows
When things in the world feel particularly scary of hopeless, I find it very difficult to read books about humans.
The First Book: Del Sandeen
I’m writing to the reader who loves characters as much as plot, and who understands that horror encompasses much more than just things that go bump in the night.
Preparing for Flight: Yaccaira Salvatierra’s Sons of Salt
Salvatierra’s poems embody the spirit of reclamation, reminding us to ask the wind and water to carry us, to remember our potential for flight.
The Truth About Phantom Characters: A Conversation with Cal Louise Phoenix
... if my people can survive, I can too. Resiliency and survivalism are in my bones.