Listen and Learn: Beyond Lyrics and Preferred Genres
The author of Scream / Queen (Acre Books, 2025) recommends poets expand their research beyond their typical interests.
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Ten Questions for Fran Littlewood
“The research I did for this novel was so intriguing, looking at the psychology and science of siblinghood, memory, identity.” —Fran Littlewood, author of The Accidental Favorite
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Listen and Learn: Poetry Collection as Concept Album
The author of Scream / Queen (Acre Books, 2025) encourages poets to consider world-building in their collections like compiling a concept album.
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The Author’s Wife Is Also an Author: On the Fantasy and Reality of Writing and Partnership
A writer discusses the impact of perceived literary success on her marriage to another writer, drawing attention to the domestic and quotidian labor behind the privilege of being able to pursue one’s creative dreams.
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Ten Questions for Shoshana von Blanckensee
“If you put the hours in, the work will work itself out.” —Shoshana von Blanckensee, author of Girls Girls Girls
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Listen and Learn: First Tracks and First Impressions
The author of Scream / Queen (Acre Books, 2025) encourages writers to consider how music albums are introduced as they craft the beginning of poetry collections.
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Ten Questions for Robert P. Baird
“[Y]ou should write, or at the very least revise, with a reader always in mind.” —Robert P. Baird, author of The Nimbus
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Foreign Objects 2: Seams and Borders
Writer and translator Elizabeth T. Gray considers the craft of integrating foreign objects into poetry.
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Ten Questions for Nicola Dinan
“But so much of the work is done in those gaps, when the book sits in the back of your mind with your subconscious untangling it.” —Nicola Dinan, author of Disappoint Me
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Ten Questions for July Westhale
“And while it is an expansive, strange book, it manages to feel contained and possible. I think that’s in part because it was written from a place of confinement.” —July Westhale, author of moon moon
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