Ten Questions for Joshua Bennett
“I had to sit with the fear and let it talk to me.” —Joshua Bennett, author of Owed.
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Article Archive
Articles from Poet & Writers Magazine include material from the print edition plus exclusive online-only material.
Craft Capsule: Witness vs. Withness
The author of RENDANG considers the complex relationships embedded in the act of looking.
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GalleyCrush: Stay Safe
Emma Hine’s Stay Safe, forthcoming from Sarabande Books on January 5, 2021.
Ten Questions for Daisy Johnson
“The glimmer of an idea appears in my notebook long before I begin writing.” —Daisy Johnson, author of Sisters
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Craft Capsule: Lyric vs. Narrative
The author of RENDANG blurs the boundary between narrative and lyric.
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GalleyCrush: Crosshairs
Catherine Hernandez’s Crosshairs, forthcoming from Atria Books on December 8, 2020.
Ten Questions for Khadijah Queen
"Writing is part of my life, and life is part of my writing.” —Khadijah Queen, author of Anodyne
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Craft Capsule: Doors vs. Corridors
The author of RENDANG imagines poetry as a house with many corridors.
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GalleyCrush: The Freezer Door
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore’s The Freezer Door, forthcoming from Semiotext(e) on December 8, 2020. Editor’s Note: This book’s publication date has been changed to November 24, 2020.
I’m Writing to You: Letters From Writers of the Black Literary Community
Eleven writers pen letters addressed to fellow Black writers, to their ancestors, to gatekeepers, to members of the media, and to allies, among others.
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Dear Fellow Black Writers
“If you, too, hear the voice of white supremacy ringing in your ear, know that writing is resistance.”
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To My Precious Black Son
“The list of what you can’t do is endless because I know how quickly #blackboyjoy can become #sayhisname.”
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To the Tentatively Hopeful
“I fear that this moment will not last long enough.”
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A Letter to the Allies
“I hope you decide to continue this uproar, as this unprecedented age rolls on.”
To Writers Struggling With Their Whiteness
“Telling stories of ourselves that offer not comfort but complexity is the way to maintain an honest dialogue.”
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A Note to Shareholders
“I continue pushing and trudging through blanketing whiteness so heavy it often obstructs my vision.”
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Reviewers & Critics: Ismail Muhammad
The critic on combining book reviews and cultural criticism, exposing readers to challenging views, and reading multiple books at once.
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Q&A: Cook’s Activism at Philly Bookshop
The owner of the recently opened Harriett’s Bookshop, which specializes in the work of Black and women authors, talks about the arts as a tool for social change and her vision for the store.
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Literary MagNet: Hafizah Geter
The poet and essayist on her approach to publishing in literary journals and her path to writing her debut poetry collection, Un-American.
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Small Press Points: Vegetarian Alcoholic Press
The Milwaukee press releases twelve books of poetry, fiction, drama, art, and comics a year and focuses on publishing writers without MFAs or literary connections.
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
Four new anthologies, including We Want It All: An Anthology of Radical Trans Poetics and Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction.
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Writing in Spanish Elevates Academia
A growing number of creative writing graduate programs in the United States offer dedicated spaces for students to learn and write in Spanish.
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Telling #Stories: Can Social Media Make Us Better Writers?
The effects of social media on the creative process—although it can help writers identify and pay attention to the quotidian moments of their lives, does it siphon off their storytelling energy?
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of twelve noteworthy books, including Just Us: An American Conversation by Claudia Rankine and Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi.
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Hashtag Highlights Anti-Black Bias
The #PublishingPaidMe hashtag highlights anti-Black bias within the publishing industry and opens up the conversation about how editors determine book advances.
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