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Articles from Poet & Writers Magazine include material from the print edition plus exclusive online-only material.
Roxane Gay Books, a new imprint of Grove Atlantic, will publish three books a year in a variety of genres, with the author herself casting a wide net in terms of the submissions she’s seeking and dispensing with the usual requirements.
Kaveh Akbar, the author of Calling a Wolf a Wolf, returns with Pilgrim Bell, a collection of poems that dissolves the border between knowing and not knowing and interrogates ideals of justice, the self, and the divine.
“Combining unsparing humor with heart is a superpower.” —Jaime Cortez, author of Gordo
Tomás Q. Morín’s Machete, forthcoming from Knopf on October 12, 2021.
“I write when an idea, story, or book commands me to.” —Louis Edwards, author of Ramadan Ramsey
Okezie Nwọka’s God of Mercy, forthcoming from Astra House on November 2, 2021.
“Show up no matter what so your writing knows you are there.” —Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, author of Savage Tongues
The author of Southbound and The Parted Earth makes time for both community organizing and writing.
Victoria Chang’s Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief, forthcoming from Milkweed Editions on October 12, 2021.
“The hardest part of writing Virga was finding the courage to be vulnerable on the page.” —Shin Yu Pai, author of Virga
The author of Southbound and The Parted Earth writes about how authenticity editors have helped enrich her work in all genres.
Andrea Abi-Karam’s Villainy, forthcoming from Nightboat Books on September 14, 2021.
“I only write about the things that haunt me in some way.” —Katie Kitamura, author of Intimacies
The author of Southbound and The Parted Earth shares her approach to balancing projects in multiple genres.
Lauren Groff’s Matrix, forthcoming from Riverhead Books on September 7, 2021.
“Engaging with art doesn’t have to be about understanding something or getting the right answer.” —Beth Morgan, author of A Touch of Jen
The author of Southbound and The Parted Earth shares how chronic pain has forced her to challenge traditional notions of writing productivity.
Eleanor Henderson’s Everything I Have Is Yours, forthcoming from Flatiron Books on August 10, 2021.
This week’s installment of Ten Questions features Pajtim Statovci and David Hackston, the author and the translator of Bolla.
Patrick Rosal’s The Last Thing: New & Selected Poems, forthcoming from Persea Books on September 21, 2021.
“The book often knows more, and knows better, than you do.” —Clare Sestanovich, author of Objects of Desire
The author of Love and Other Poems offers advice on how to avoid being stuck.
Richard Powers’s Bewilderment, forthcoming from W. W. Norton on September 21, 2021.
This week’s installment of Ten Questions features Mariana Oliver and Julia Sanches, the author and the translator of Migratory Birds.
The author of Love and Other Poems steals time to write poetry during cab rides across New York City.
