September 30, 2019
VERVE {IN} VERSE: IN CONVERSATION WITH Michael Wasson
Note: Verve {in} Verse is my poet-focused feature here at The Kenyon Review in which I converse with poets about their work and interests both on and off the […]
September 28, 2019
VERVE {IN} VERSE: IN CONVERSATION WITH Heidi Andrea Restrepo Rhodes
Note: Verve {in} Verse is my poet-focused feature here at The Kenyon Review in which I converse with poets about their work and interests both on and off the page. […]
September 1, 2019
Writing from What & Where You Ache
Recently, I got into a discussion with a friend who felt discouraged by the poetry he felt he should be writing, but could not write. He asked me what I do in […]
August 26, 2019
VERVE {IN} VERSE: IN CONVERSATION WITH DIANNELY ANTIGUA
Note: Verve {in} Verse is my poet-focused feature here at The Kenyon Review in which I converse with poets about their work and interests both on and off the page. […]
August 22, 2019
LITTLE MONSTERS: ON LLAMA SESTINAS & FREE VERSE POETIC FORMS (PART 2)
Read Part 1 here. Looking back now, as August comes to a close, I’m struck by the peculiar strength and joy that came with both writing and engaging in conversation […]
August 14, 2019
Little Monsters: On Llama Sestinas & Free Verse Poetic Forms (Part 1)
I confess, up until a few years ago, I’ve long held the belief that free verse is the ultimate expression of creation. (Prose people, wait before you lob your […]
July 31, 2019
VERVE {IN} VERSE: IN CONVERSATION WITH LUPE MENDEZ
Note: Verve {in} Verse is my poet-focused feature here at The Kenyon Review in which I converse with poets about their work and interests both on and off the page. […]
July 27, 2019
Verve {in} Verse: In Conversation with Jasminne Mendez
Note: Verve {in} Verse is my poet-focused feature here at The Kenyon Review in which I converse with poets about their work and interests both on and off the page. […]
July 23, 2019
Mix-Tape VII: All the Eguanas for What We Can’t Say
There are things happening right now in many families, like my own, too painful to share. So I will share this instead: My husband B spells iguana with an “E.” […]
July 15, 2019
Verve {in} Verse: In Conversation with Emilia Phillips
Note: Verve {in} Verse is my poet-focused feature here at The Kenyon Review in which I converse with poets about their work and interests both on and off the page. […]
June 26, 2019
Verve {in} Verse: In Conversation with Jared Harél
Note: Verve {in} Verse is my poet-focused feature here at The Kenyon Review in which I converse with poets about their work and interests both on and off the page. […]
June 24, 2019
On the Language of “Our Place”: A Tribute to Quaint
Growing up, my parents never had a “place.” Meaning they did not have a restaurant to which they could escape, just the two of them. Meaning that using “place” […]