Ten Questions for Jo Ann Beard
“Eventually, like a banner, the imagination unfurls itself.” —Jo Ann Beard, author of Festival Days
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“Eventually, like a banner, the imagination unfurls itself.” —Jo Ann Beard, author of Festival Days
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge and Festival Days by Jo Ann Beard.
The first lines of twelve noteworthy books, including Just Us: An American Conversation by Claudia Rankine and Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi.
In her new essay collection, World of Wonders, poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil turns her creative powers of attention, play, openness, and love to a world of magic and imagination outdoors.
The author of This Is One Way to Dance resists genre limitations and seeks her own unique form.
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books including Seeing the Body by Rachel Eliza Griffiths and Parakeet by Marie-Helene Bertino.
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead and Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn.
The essayist on the journals that published essays from her debut collection, When You Learn the Alphabet.
Use paradoxical imagery in a poem about unseasonable weather, connect characters to a shared past in a story, or write a personal essay for each month of the year—three prompts to get you started.