The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
A round-up of three new anthologies, including River Teeth: Twenty Years of Creative Nonfiction and Poems From the Edge of Extinction: An Anthology of Poetry in Endangered Languages.
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Article Archive
Articles from Poet & Writers Magazine include material from the print edition plus exclusive online-only material.
The Written Image: Ice Receding/Books Reseeding
Artist Basia Irland carves book sculptures out of ice and embeds them with seeds that populate riverbanks when the sculptures melt.
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An Alaska Retreat for Women Writers
Mystery writer Dana Stabenow supports female-identifying and nonbinary writers with a new residency in Homer, Alaska, inspired by the retreat that changed her life.
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At Home With Elizabeth Bishop
The Key West Literary Seminar has acquired the former Florida residence of poet Elizabeth Bishop and will turn the house into a public haven for poetry and prose.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Recollections of My Nonexistence by Rebecca Solnit and Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong.
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Literary MagNet: Eric Tran
An author recommends five journals that published poems from his debut collection, The Gutter Spread Guide to Prayer.
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Ten Questions for Mark Bibbins
“It wasn’t until the final year or so that I felt I had some control over the shape and content, that I understood how the pieces worked together.” —Mark Bibbins, author of 13th Balloon
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GalleyCrush: A Children’s Bible
Lydia Millet’s A Children’s Bible, forthcoming from W. W. Norton on May 12, 2020.
Ten Questions for Gabriel Bump
“I didn’t understand how important Chicago and South Shore were to me until I left.” —Gabriel Bump, author of Everywhere You Don't Belong
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Craft Capsule: In Praise of Drastic Measures
Feeling stuck with a work-in-progress? Mimi Lok suggests changing up an element that previously felt off limits.
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GalleyCrush: All Adults Here
Emma Straub’s All Adults Here, forthcoming from Riverhead Books on May 5, 2020.
Ten Questions for Charles Yu
“I had a substantially different version of this book that just wasn’t working, scrapped it, did that again, and then the third time was a charm.” —Charles Yu, author of Interior Chinatown
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Craft Capsule: Voice in the Epistolary Story
“It’s important to understand why the characters are writing to each other, what kind of language is particular to them, and what the form reveals or hides.” Mimi Lok contemplates the challenges and rewards of the epistolary form.
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GalleyCrush: Death in Her Hands
Ottessa Moshfegh’s Death in Her Hands, forthcoming from Penguin Press on April 21, 2020. Editor’s Note: This book’s publication date has been postponed to June 23, 2020.
Ten Questions for Danez Smith
“The book didn’t announce itself to me until 2017, when I went looking for it. I scanned over the poems I had been writing, scanning to see what my brain had been up to without me noticing.” —Danez Smith, author of Homie
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Craft Capsule: Stillness and Silence
“Meditation is not a quick fix,” writes Mimi Lok. “It requires practice so that the mind gets used to stilling and quieting itself enough to listen.” In this Craft Capsule, Lok offers her method for cultivating stillness and silence.
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GalleyCrush: What Is the Grass
Mark Doty’s What Is the Grass: Walt Whitman in My Life, forthcoming from W. W. Norton on April 14, 2020.
Dialects of Desire: A Q&A With Garth Greenwell
The author of Cleanness and What Belongs to You talks about the uneasy marriage of capitalism and sex, the future of democracy, and love.
Ten Questions for Meng Jin
“I spent much of 2016 and 2017 not just trying to find my way back into the book but also trying to convince myself that art still mattered.” —Meng Jin, author of Little Gods
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Craft Capsule: Start, Stop, Change
“What needs to start? What needs to stop? What needs to change?” Mimi Lok shares an exercise that helps her persevere through difficult writing projects.
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GalleyCrush: The Malevolent Volume
Justin Phillip Reed’s The Malevolent Volume, forthcoming from Coffee House Press on April 7, 2020.
Ten Questions for Anna Wiener
“It was important to me to err on the side of generosity in writing this book.” —Anna Wiener, author of Uncanny Valley
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GalleyCrush: Verge
Lidia Yuknavitch’s Verge, forthcoming from Riverhead Books on February 4, 2020.
Ten Questions for Amanda Michalopoulou
“I write every day when I am in the middle of a novel. And I write intensely when I am in the middle of a short story or a poem. At all other times I blame myself for not writing.” —Amanda Michalopoulou, author of God's Wife
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Craft Capsule: The End
How do you know when to stop revising? Cameron Awkward-Rich shares a memorization exercise that helps him recognize when a poem is done.