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Articles from Poet & Writers Magazine include material from the print edition plus exclusive online-only material.

Theater of Memories: A Q&A With Ocean Vuong

by
Divya Mehrish
5.13.25

With The Emperor of Gladness, forthcoming in May from Penguin Press, Ocean Vuong crafts a story of intergenerational connection—of labor, love, memory, and care—while bridging the intimate and the epic, the lyric and the narrative.

Agents & Editors: The Complete Series

by
Jofie Ferrari-Adler, Michael Szczerban, M. Allen Cunningham, and Vivian Lee
4.16.25
A photo of Nicole Aragi, a Middle Eastern woman with tan skin. She wears square glasses and a turquoise shirt and has one hand in the pocket of her jeans. She stands inside her home and smiles faintly.

This series of interviews with over forty book editors, publishers, and agents offers a unique look at the past, present, and future of the book industry and what writers can do to thrive in today’s publishing world.  

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