July 30, 2019
A Hunger and a Need: An Interview with Neil Aitken and Dao Strom, Founders of De-Canon
This post is the fourth 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 […]
June 6, 2018
Stealing Stories, part 3
In the recent literary news, three examples popped up (two in Canada, one in the US) of writers utilizing Native stories without doing adequate research or asking for necessary permission. […]
November 9, 2015
Pt 2 – A Conversation with Mike Rose
The first interview in a series of conversations with writer-educators on the intersections between writing, teaching, and identity PART 2 OF 2 (Click here to read Pt 1) Mike Rose […]
October 16, 2014
Chast and Nonfiction
The finalists for the National Book Awards have been announced and I find myself in the same position I’m in most years, where of the two genres I love most […]
August 22, 2011
Short Takes: Between Art and Work
Dean Rader: “Levine is a great choice for Poet Laureate, especially now. No living American poet has written more probingly or more beautifully about work than Levine. But, by no […]