Disturbing the Lyric “I”
The author of What Can I Tell You?: Selected Poems considers how lyric poetry may communicate beyond the realm of private experience.
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Article Archive
Articles from Poet & Writers Magazine include material from the print edition plus exclusive online-only material.
Ten Questions for Chaitali Sen
“Stay curious, pay attention, and write things down.” —Chaitali Sen, author of A New Race of Men From Heaven
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Ten Questions for Jamila Minnicks
“I need to live life to make art.” —Jamila Minnicks, author of Moonrise Over New Jessup
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Ten Questions for Joy Castro
“I like taking risks.” —Joy Castro, author of One Brilliant Flame
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Ten Writers on Writing Advice: 2022
Ten writers, including Roger Reeves and Dana Levin, share the best writing advice they’ve ever received.
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Ten Questions for Bushra Rehman
“Don’t worry, you’ll finish it one day.” —Bushra Rehman, author of Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan and Decade of the Brain by Janine Joseph.
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Library Links to Banned Books
In response to a wave of book banning in libraries and schools across the United States, Brooklyn Public Library launched a program where young readers can borrow from the entire online collection at no cost.
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
A look at three new anthologies, including A House Called Tomorrow: 50 Years of Poetry From Copper Canyon Press and Relations: An Anthology of African and Diaspora Voices.
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Audience for Audiobooks Grows
Services such as Findaway Voices and ACX, a subsidiary of Amazon’s Audible, enable independent authors to reach the expanding audience for audiobooks.
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Small Press Points: Nomadic Press
For more than a decade the nonprofit publisher Nomadic Press has accepted “invitations” to collaborate with writers in an effort to cross boundaries geographically, philosophically, and creatively.
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Literary MagNet: Katherine Indermaur
The author of I|I reflects on the audacious, experimental, and singular qualities of the journals that first published excerpts from her book-length lyric essay.
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The Written Image: Contemplation Bowls
To create her delicate book sculptures, Swedish artist Cecilia Levy considers the history, materiality, and composition of old books sourced from her surroundings.
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Q&A: U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón
The accomplished poet shares her thoughts on her new role and plans to raise awareness and appreciation of poetry at a national level.
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Game Changers: Literary Magazines as the Gateway to Your Career
A novelist explores how submitting to and publishing in literary journals can serve as an excellent education for writers while offering a sturdy platform upon which to build a promising career.
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The Beauty of Being: Our Eighteenth Annual Look at Debut Poets
Ten debut poets who published in 2022, including James Fujinami Moore and No‘u Revilla, share inspiration, advice, and writers block remedies that sustain their writing.
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Writers at Risk
As threats to freedom of expression rise around the world, organizations like the International Cities of Refuge Network and PEN America strive to support writers.
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Ten Questions for Evette Dionne
“I can control what I write and how much of myself I put into the manuscript.” —Evette Dionne, author of Weightless: Making Space for My Resilient Body and Soul
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In Defense of Interiority and Backstory
The author of The Boundaries of Their Dwelling considers how best to get into characters’ heads.
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Ten Questions for John Lee Clark
“Isn’t poetry supposed to be a spiritual practice?” —John Lee Clark, author of How to Communicate
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When to Break the Rules
The author of The Boundaries of Their Dwelling explores fiction’s holy commandments—and when a writer has license to defy them.
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Ten Questions for Will Alexander
“Let your sense of language dawn of its own accord.” —Will Alexander, author of Divine Blue Light: For John Coltrane
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Openness to Influence
The author of The Boundaries of Their Dwelling argues that writers should be as open to influence during revision as they are at the beginning of a project.
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Ten Questions for Allie Rowbottom
“It’s up to you to advocate for your books.” —Allie Rowbottom, author of Aesthetica
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Ten Ways of Being in the Weeds With Your Novel, and Ten Ways Out
The author of The Boundaries of Their Dwelling counts the many ways a novelist may get lost, but ultimately find a way through, a book project.
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