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 31, 2019
“The Prairie-Grass Dividing,” the Beer
The second in a series of seven Walt Whitman beer reviews: “The Distillation Would Intoxicate Me Also” There’s democracy in beer drinking, or so Americans like to believe. When the punditocracy […]
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 29, 2019
“To evoke, provoke, engage and impact”: A Conversation with Heidi Seaborn
Heidi Seaborn is Editorial Director for The Adroit Journal, the author of the award-winning debut book of poetry Give a Girl Chaos {see what she can do} (C&R Press/Mastodon Books, […]
August 28, 2019
Prompt Me
On my writing desk sits a glass jar filled with folded slips of paper, each strip bearing a phrase taken from a poem that’s meant to serve as writing inspiration. […]
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 27, 2019
“Poetry can knowingly privilege affect and beauty”: A Conversation with Timothy Donnelly
Timothy Donnelly’s most recent publications include The Cloud Corporation, winner of the 2012 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, and the chapbook Hymn to Life. His poems have been widely anthologized and […]
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 20, 2019
The Struggle Between the Visual and the Verbal in Browning’s “Fra Lippo Lippi” Part Five
This is Part Five of a series. Read parts one, two, three, and four. Ultimately, the brawl between the seen and the said that goes on in the poem causes […]
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 […]