August 30, 2019
The Possibilities of Criticism: An Interview with Charles Baxter, Author of Burning Down the House and The Art of Subtext
This post is the ninth 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 […]
August 27, 2019
An Interview with Chaya Bhuvaneswar, Author of White Dancing Elephants
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of reading Chaya Bhuvaneswar’s debut short story collection White Dancing Elephants. It’s a mesmerizing group of stories, filled with both joy and sorrow, […]
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 23, 2019
It Will Be Empowering: An Interview with David Mura, Author of A Stranger’s Journey; Race, Identity, and Narrative Craft in Writing
This post is the eighth 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 […]
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 19, 2019
To See How It’s Made: An Interview with Margot Livesey, Author of The Hidden Machinery
This post is the seventh 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 […]
August 14, 2019
On Capturing the Banality of History
In the first chapter of the sixth book of A Dance to the Music of Time, Anthony Powell’s twelve-book series chronicling upper-class English social life in the early twentieth century, […]
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 […]
August 9, 2019
We Need Fresh Perspectives: An Interview with Amy Sayre Baptista and Meagan Cass, Series Editors, Craft Chaps
This post is the sixth 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 […]
August 8, 2019
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry – August
Forget the Pulitzers. Forget the MacArthur “Genius” grant, The New Yorker, and all the other laurels too. The greatest honor for a poet—and for a poem—is to be known by […]
August 5, 2019
Hashtag_Am Writing
You want to be published. In fact, you want to be published so badly that you actually begin to write instead of just talking about it. You buy fancy pens […]
August 5, 2019
The Most Direct Good: An Interview with Matthew Salesses, Author of Craft in the Real World
This post is the fifth 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 […]