Literary MagNet: Megan Cummins
The fiction writer on five journals that published stories from her debut collection, If the Body Allows It.
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Article Archive
Articles from Poet & Writers Magazine include material from the print edition plus exclusive online-only material.
A Chicago Press for the People
Big Shoulders Books publishes writing from and about Chicagoans whose stories are overlooked—and then gives its books away for free.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Dearly by Margaret Atwood and Memorial by Bryan Washington.
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The Clifton House
Sidney Clifton, the eldest daughter of poet Lucille Clifton, has purchased her childhood home in Baltimore with plans to recreate the space as a haven for emerging and established artists.
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5 Over 50: 2020
Five authors over the age of fifty—Elizabeth Wetmore, Vivian Gibson, A. H. Kim, Susan Buttenwieser, and Daniel Becker—share excerpts from their first books.
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The Confounding Insistence on Innocence: A Q&A With Danielle Evans
Ten years after her debut story collection was published, Danielle Evans returns with her second book, The Office of Historical Corrections, a timely reckoning with, among other things, America’s history of racialized violence.
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Order Out of Chaos: Revising Your Poetry Manuscript
An author suggests several strategies for ordering a poetry collection that can help poets generate new poems to make a stronger, more cohesive book.
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Reading in the Bardo: Seeking Comfort in the Absence of Ritual
The author finds solace in rereading George Saunders’s novel, Lincoln in the Bardo, while mourning the death of her father during the pandemic.
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The Written Image: Quarantine Public Library
In response to libraries shutting down during the pandemic, artists Katie Garth and Tracy Honn have collected a series of short artists’ books that can be downloaded for free and printed at home.
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The Politics of Gatekeeping: On Reconsidering the Ethics of Blind Submissions
A writer and editor questions the practice of blind submissions at literary journals as an additional barrier against equity in publishing, and makes the case for diversifying editorial mastheads.
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Q&A: House Celebrates Broadside Lotus
Dr. Gloria House, a longtime editor at Broadside Lotus Press, discusses the publisher’s future and role in the literary community.
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Ten Questions for Heid E. Erdrich
“You may not see it, but I am always writing.” —Heid E. Erdrich, author of Little Big Bully
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Craft Capsule: Revising Folktales and Myths
The author of Each of Us Killers shares strategies for reinventing folktales and myths for contemporary times.
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Balkan Spring: Report From Literary Sofia, Bulgaria
In a continuing series on international writing communities, contributing editor Stephen Morison Jr. spends time with writers in the capital city of Bulgaria.
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GalleyCrush: 100 Boyfriends
Brontez Purnell’s 100 Boyfriends, forthcoming from MCD x FSG Originals on February 2, 2021.
Ten Questions for Cicely Belle Blain
“Write with yourself and your own healing in mind, before you think of anyone else.” —Cicely Belle Blain, author of Burning Sugar
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Craft Capsule: The Art of Literary Criticism
The author of Each of Us Killers shares a manifesto for literary criticism.
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GalleyCrush: The Sunflower Cast a Spell to Save Us From the Void
Jackie Wang’s The Sunflower Cast a Spell to Save Us From the Void, forthcoming from Nightboat Books on January 26, 2021.
Ten Questions for Juan Felipe Herrera
“We are all authors. Let us acknowledge everyone.” —Juan Felipe Herrera, author of Every Day We Get More Illegal
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Craft Capsule: We Are All Translators
The author of Each of Us Killers explains why reading and writing are forms of translation.
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GalleyCrush: Reel Bay
Jana Larson’s Reel Bay, forthcoming from Coffee House Press on January 19, 2021.
Ten Questions for Fariha Róisín
“I’ve been writing it for eighteen years. More than half my life.” —Fariha Róisín, author of Like a Bird
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Craft Capsule: Racial Markers and Being Marked
The author of RENDANG consults poems by Monica Youn, Meiling Jin, and Mei-mei Berssenbrugge to analyze how racial markers function in poetry.
GalleyCrush: Craft in the Real World
Matthew Salesses’s Craft in the Real World, forthcoming from Catapult on January 19, 2021.
Ten Questions for Ricardo Alberto Maldonado
“Choose the bilingual, the multilingual, and the polyglot.” —Ricardo Alberto Maldonado, author of The Life Assignment
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