Ten Questions for Claudia Acevedo-Quiñones
“I was writing this hybrid lyric thing that was hard to fall into a rhythm with at first.” —Claudia Acevedo-Quiñones, author of The Hurricane Book: A Lyric History
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Article Archive
Articles from Poet & Writers Magazine include material from the print edition plus exclusive online-only material.
In Bad Faith: Notes on Fidelity in Translation
The translator of Luis Felipe Fabre’s Recital of the Dark Verses considers the nuances of crafting a faithful translation.
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Ten Questions for Curtis Chin
“Have fun. Make friends.” —Curtis Chin, author of Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
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Dis-identity Poetics
The author of Recital of the Dark Verses explores poetry and translation as an encounter with “the Other.”
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Best American High School Writing
DePaul University’s Blue Book anthology showcases the work of talented teen writers, offering an intimate glimpse into their varied lived experiences and illustrating the transformative power of written expression.
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5 Over 50: 2023
Essays by debut authors Alma García (All That Rises), Bernardine “Dine” Watson (Transplant), Tommy Archuleta (Susto), Chin-Sun Lee (Upcountry), and Donna Spruijt-Metz (General Release From the Beginning of the World).
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Orders of Service: A Fugue by Willie Lee Kinard III and I Would Meet You Anywhere by Susan Kiyo Ito.
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Authors Take On AI, File Lawsuits
To mimic human writing, AI technologies have been consuming millions of pages of copyrighted literature. Authors have filed several class-action lawsuits accusing AI companies of illicitly using their work and seeking compensation.
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Small Press Points: Get Fresh Books
Founded to support the work of marginalized poets, Get Fresh Books publishes one to three poetry collections each year, selecting manuscripts from a pool of no-fee submissions and solicited work.
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
An introduction to three new anthologies, including Another Last Call: Poems on Addiction and Deliverance and Black Punk Now: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Comics.
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Literary MagNet: Mira Rosenthal
The translator of Tomasz Różycki’s To the Letter discusses the journals where she first placed poems from the book—including Cagibi and Guernica—and the unique process of publishing translated work.
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The Written Image: The Comfort of Crows
Artist Billy Renkl recounts his painstaking process for constructing the mixed-media collages that accompany the essays in his sister Margaret Renkl’s new book, The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year.
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Q&A: The Editor Behind the Book Review
The editor of the New York Times Book Review discusses his vision for the Book Review, how he and his staff decide which titles to cover, advice for authors, and more.
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Weathering the Storms
Flooding devastated parts of Vermont in July, including literary organizations and businesses that are now relying on community support as they rebuild and confront more frequent extreme weather events brought on by climate change.
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Ten Questions for Justin Torres
“I was stretching to become a different kind of writer, and that took time.” —Justin Torres, author of Blackouts
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Ten Questions for Shannon Sanders
“I felt that I knew the characters deeply after years of thinking about these stories.” —Shannon Sanders, author of Company
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Ten Questions for Isle McElroy
“Celebrate the small victories!” —Isle McElroy, author of People Collide
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Bugging People: A Guide to Research
The author of Wine People explores how conducting interviews can inform narratives and characters.
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Ten Questions for Cintia Santana
“For me, giving language to something, finding a name for it, enacts a kind of metabolic process.” —Cintia Santana, author of The Disordered Alphabet
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On Characterization
The author of Wine People offers an exercise in getting to know your characters.
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Ten Questions for Heather Lanier
“Just keep listening to the work, one poem at a time.” —Heather Lanier, author of Psalms of Unknowing
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Falling in Love With Setting
The author of Wine People considers how a more expansive understanding of setting can deepen a story.
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Ten Questions for Myriam Gurba
“I tend to binge-write.” —Myriam Gurba, author of Creep: Accusations and Confessions
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Ten Questions for Megan Kamalei Kakimoto
“I think that’s so much of the pleasure of writing for me, the opportunity to be fearless on the page.” —Megan Kamalei Kakimoto
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Ten Questions for Edgar Kunz
“Don’t trap yourself into false models of production and worth.” —Edgar Kunz, author of Fixer
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