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 18, 2019
Reading Marjorie Welish
When Rabo Karabekian, the great abstract expressionist painter and narrator of Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Bluebeard, describes what he loves about his art, he does not talk about expressing grand ideas […]
October 18, 2019
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry – October
In the beginning was the Word, I read again, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Whatever your theology, that’s a sublime lede. We call this […]
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), […]
October 2, 2019
A Record of What It Meant: An Interview with Carl Phillips, Author of The Art of Daring and Coin of the Realm
This post is the twelfth in a months-long series that explores the topic of craft: what it is, how it has evolved, who has historically had access to it, and […]
September 30, 2019
Why We Should Call it Art
There’s a tendency in the writing community to be suspicious of the word “art.” For a lot of people, the word is pretentious, a grandiose attempt to elevate our writing […]
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 24, 2019
Inviting Invention: A Craft Roundtable with Chen Chen, Ángel García, and Bayo Ojikutu
This post is the eleventh in a months-long series that explores the topic of craft: what it is, how it has evolved, who has historically had access to it, and […]
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 […]