Craft Capsule: Feel Your Way
The author of This Is One Way to Dance considers the consonances and dissonances between dance and writing.
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Article Archive
Articles from Poet & Writers Magazine include material from the print edition plus exclusive online-only material.
GalleyCrush: Pink Mountain on Locust Island
Jamie Marina Lau’s Pink Mountain on Locust Island, forthcoming from Coffee House Press on September 8, 2020.
Cancellations and Postponements: Retreats and Contests Affected by the Crisis
A growing list of conferences, festivals, and writing contests that have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Ten Questions for Kate Zambreno
“I’m mistrustful of writing advice in general.” —Kate Zambreno, author of Drifts
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Resources for Writers in the Time of Coronavirus
A growing list of grants and emergency funds for writers as well as resources for booksellers, tools for working from home, and more.
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Craft Capsule: Notes From the Cutting Room Floor
The author of This Is One Way to Dance shares how notes—footnotes, codas, prologues, corrections—figure into her writing process.
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GalleyCrush: Transcendent Kingdom
Yaa Gyasi’s Transcendent Kingdom, forthcoming from Knopf on September 8, 2020.
Postcard From the Pandemic: Creativity Behind Closed Doors in New York City
The author of And Then We Grew Up considers solitude, loneliness, and the act of writing in a city hit hard by COVID-19.
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Ten Questions for Cooper Lee Bombardier
“It is a vulnerable thing to expose one’s least-glamorous moments to the scrutiny of the page.” —Cooper Lee Bombardier, author of Pass With Care
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GalleyCrush: Hysteria
Jessica Gross’s Hysteria, forthcoming from Unnamed Press on August 18, 2020.
Between Worlds: A Q&A With Poet Kiki Petrosino
The author of White Blood: A Lyric of Virginia discusses definitions of poetry, ancestral silence, and unpacking American history’s “white blood.”
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Postcard From the Pandemic: Tolstoy Under Quarantine
Reading Tolstoy’s War and Peace as part of a virtual book club hosted by Yiyun Li and A Public Space has become a comforting ritual during the pandemic.
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Postcard From the Pandemic: A Solid Little Feeling
The author of The Nix struggles with the pressure to be productive during the pandemic and finds relief in celebrating the small victories.
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Ten Questions for John Elizabeth Stintzi
“Write what you do not know, which I think is particularly helpful because—not to sound too much like Socrates—I’m not really convinced that anyone knows anything.” —John Elizabeth Stintzi, author of Vanishing Monuments
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Craft Capsule: Obsessions, Hobbies, Dreams
Carter Sickels shares strategies and questions that help him get to know his characters.
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GalleyCrush: Finna
Nate Marshall’s Finna, forthcoming from One World on August 11, 2020.
The Campaign to Save Lambda Literary
Lambda Literary, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting LGBTQ literature and writers, has launched a fund-raiser to help it stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Craft Capsule: Minor Characters
Carter Sickels celebrates the magic of minor characters.
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Ten Questions for Rufi Thorpe
“There was nothing hard about writing it, it was more like finally giving in to some terrible force.” —Rufi Thorpe, author of The Knockout Queen
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Literary Journals Associated With MFA Programs
If, as part of your graduate experience, you’re interested in contributing your time or writing to a school-sponsored journal, check out this listing of institutions whose MFA programs produce literary magazines.
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GalleyCrush: World of Wonders
Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s World of Wonders, forthcoming from Milkweed Editions on August 11, 2020.
Postcard From the Pandemic: The Language of the Virus
A writer considers the ways in which the coronavirus pandemic is changing us, including the words we use.
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Ten Questions for Frances Cha
“I need three things to write: snacks, drinks, and silence.” —Frances Cha, author of If I Had Your Face
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Craft Capsule: Catalogues, Cetaceans, and Casey Kasem
Carter Sickels explores a variety of archives to help him capture the specific spirit and look of the eighties.
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GalleyCrush: Luster
Raven Leilani’s Luster, forthcoming from Farrar, Straus and Giroux on August 4, 2020.