September 11, 2020
Puritanism, Old and New: In Conversation with Marly Youmans on her New Novel
Marly Youmans, author of several books of poetry and fiction, released her new novel, Charis in the World of Wonders, just as the country was going into pandemic lockdown. I […]
October 3, 2019
The Most Essential Item in the Writer’s Toolbox: A Conversation With Lise Funderburg
After reflecting on her origins in ingenious ways in her own work, Lise Funderburg has now edited the book, Apple, Tree: Writers on Their Parents. In this project, she curates […]
October 2, 2019
“Earth to celestial yonder”: A Conversation with Poet & Translator Mihaela Moscaliuc
Mihaela Moscaliuc was born and raised in Romania. She is the author of the poetry collections Immigrant Model (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2015) and Father Dirt (Alice James Books, 2010), […]
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 29, 2019
Poetic Language & Political Strife: A Conversation with Farooq Ahmed, author of Kansastan
Raised in the great state of Kansas, Farooq Ahmed is a graduate of the Columbia University Creative Writing Program and of Brown University, where he studied biochemistry. He is a […]
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 20, 2019
Motherhood So White: A Conversation With Nefertiti Austin
As she puts it herself, Nefertiti Austin “writes about the erasure of diverse voices in motherhood.” This is deeply important work, which is why you need to read her new […]
September 18, 2019
“To explore the many voices you have”: A Conversation with Sheryl St. Germain
Sheryl’s poetry books include Going Home, The Mask of Medusa (both chapbooks)Making Bread at Midnight, How Heavy the Breath of God, The Journals of Scheherazade), and Let it Be a Dark […]
September 17, 2019
“Sexy, Messy, Scary, Fun, Overwhelming, and Precarious”: A Conversation with Carley Moore
Carley Moore is a writer, mother, and teacher, and all of these roles find their way into her terrific new novel, The Not Wives (Feminist Press). The book brings together […]
September 3, 2019
“Discovering the shape of the book as it emerges”: A Conversation with Dana Roeser
Dana Roeser is the author of four award-winning books of poetry. The recently published All Transparent Things Need Thundershirts won the Wilder Prize at Two Sylvias Press. The Theme of […]
September 3, 2019
“Our relation to human precarity”: A Conversation with H.L. Hix
H.L. Hix’s recent books include a poetry collection, Rain Inscription; an edition, with Julie Kane, of selected poems of contemporary Lithuanian poet Tautvyda Marcinkevičiūtė, called Terribly In Love; an essay […]
September 2, 2019
“What it means to be quarantined”: A Conversation with Scott Chalupa
Scott Chalupa writes and teaches in Columbia, SC, where he earned an MFA at the University of South Carolina. His debut collection of pomes, Quarantine, was released this year by […]