Of the Diaspora, In the Spotlight
A series of books, edited by Erica Vital-Lazare and published by McSweeney’s, shines a light on Black literature that was previously overlooked or underappreciated.
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Article Archive
Articles from Poet & Writers Magazine include material from the print edition plus exclusive online-only material.
First Fiction: Anthony Veasna So
Alex Torres reflects on the literary legacy of his beloved partner, Anthony Veasna So, the author of the debut story collection Afterparties, who died in December 2020.
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Ten Questions for Krys Malcolm Belc
“All memoirists are making art out of time, and there isn’t one way.” —Krys Malcolm Belc, the author of The Natural Mother of the Child
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Craft Capsule: A Poem Called Love
The author of Love and Other Poems offers an antidote to the usual despair and hysteria on Twitter by writing an endless poem about love.
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GalleyCrush: A Calling for Charlie Barnes
Joshua Ferris’s A Calling for Charlie Barnes, forthcoming from Little, Brown on September 28, 2021.
Ten Questions for Akwaeke Emezi
“Having to insist on that center and refuse, over and over again, to compromise the work in service of a white gaze was one of the most brutal experiences of my career.” —Akwaeke Emezi, author of Dear Senthuran
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Craft Capsule: Night Call
The author of Love and Other Poems describes a special project in which he read his poetry to strangers in their bedrooms.
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GalleyCrush: Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr’s Cloud Cuckoo Land, forthcoming from Scribner on September 28, 2021.
Ten Questions for Jack Wang
“You’re neither the genius nor the failure you think you are.” —Jack Wang, author of We Two Alone
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GalleyCrush: Poet Warrior
Joy Harjo’s Poet Warrior, forthcoming from W. W. Norton on September 7, 2021.
Ten Questions for Monica West
“I will miss these characters living in my head.” —Monica West, author of Revival Season
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GalleyCrush: When the Reckoning Comes
LaTanya McQueen’s When the Reckoning Comes, forthcoming from Harper Perennial on August 3, 2021.
Ten Questions for Brian Broome
“The words start to feel like they’re punching my skull from the inside.” —Brian Broome, author of Punch Me Up to the Gods
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Craft Capsule: Technically It’s a Ravioli
The author of With Teeth celebrates absurdist humor.
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GalleyCrush: Agatha of Little Neon
Claire Luchette’s Agatha of Little Neon, forthcoming from Farrar, Straus and Giroux on August 3, 2021.
Ten Questions for E. C. Osondu
“It was all fun and games until I realized that I was actually writing a book.” —E. C. Osondu, author of Alien Stories
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Craft Capsule: On Copycats and Reply Guys
The author of With Teeth writes about the pleasure of riffing off a good joke.
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GalleyCrush: Radiant Fugitives
Nawaaz Ahmed’s Radiant Fugitives, forthcoming from Counterpoint on August 3, 2021.
Ten Questions for Donika Kelly
“I need the volume of more than one trusted reader to hear suggestions over my own investment in being right.” —Donika Kelly, author of The Renunciations
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Craft Capsule: Self-Deprecating Humor
The author of With Teeth writes that her affinity for self-deprecating humor is inextricable from her queerness.
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GalleyCrush: The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’s The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois, forthcoming from Harper on July 27, 2021. Editor’s Note: This book’s publication date has been changed to August 24, 2021.
Ten Questions for Kelli Russell Agodon
“There are so many journeys I’d like to take” —Kelli Russell Agodon, author of Dialogues with Rising Tides
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Craft Capsule: What’s So Funny?
The author of With Teeth examines how a single joke can be successfully repackaged and retold over time.
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GalleyCrush: The Woman From Uruguay
Pedro Mairal’s The Woman From Uruguay, translated by Jennifer Croft, forthcoming from Bloomsbury on July 6, 2021.
Ten Questions for Carey Salerno
“I often worried what would come out would be scary, accusing, not close enough to the truth or too close.” —Carey Salerno, author of Tributary
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