Ten Questions for Devon Walker-Figueroa
“It can take days, months, years for me to know when notes pass into the arena of poem or story.” —Devon Walker Figueroa, author of Lazarus Species
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Article Archive
Articles from Poet & Writers Magazine include material from the print edition plus exclusive online-only material.
Catching the “Chune”
The author of Ocean of Clouds (Knopf, 2025) reflects on the practice of poetry as one of both composition and listening.
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Ten Questions for Eshani Surya
“I’ve learned to be most interested in enjoying the process of making something emotionally true and honest.” —Ashani Surya, author of Ravishing
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Ten Questions for Sarah Hall
“I think the creative process is unboundaried.” —Sarah Hall, author of Helm
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Queering Language
The author of Bright Fear (Faber & Faber, 2023) and Flèche (Faber & Faber, 2019) explores what it means to write a self that “is in a perpetual state of becoming.”
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Ten Questions for Brandon Hobson
“How can we reach a higher truth in storytelling and art?” —Brandon Hobson, author of The Devil Is a Southpaw
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Writing Queerly
The author of Bright Fear (Faber & Faber, 2023) and Flèche (Faber & Faber, 2019) considers what it means to estrange a familiar motif in one’s writing.
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Ten Questions for Emily Wilson
“At a certain point, you just have to make that shift into the difficulty head-on. You have to hit it.” —Emily Wilson, author of Burnt Mountain
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Reading Queerly
The author of Bright Fear (Faber & Faber, 2023) and Flèche(Faber & Faber, 2019) reflects on how queer traces in literature can open doorways of possibility.
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Ten Exceptional Literary Magazines for Nonfiction
The author of American Harvest: God, Country, and Farming in the Heartland identifies exemplary journals publishing nonfiction, where editors seek “a novel point of view, a voice willing to confront the true uncharted territory of the imagination.”
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Five Fantastic Presses for Chapbooks
Writers looking to place their prose and poetry chapbooks will find committed advocates and caring editors at indie publishers including Cooper Dillon Books and Black Lawrence Press.
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Five Terrific Literary Magazines for Strange and Unusual Work
The editor of Diagram highlights five literary magazines with unexpected ambitions, including a celebration of sentence-long narratives and a journal dedicated to revenge.
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Ten Superb Literary Magazines for Fiction
The author of the collection What We Fed to the Manticore highlights homes for short fiction that embrace new talent, spark dynamic conversations, and live the values of inclusion and representation.
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Ten Outstanding Literary Magazines for Poetry
The author of How to Submit: Getting Your Writing Published With Literary Magazines and Small Presses names top journals offering visibility, community, and meaningful pay to poets.
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Collective Effervescence: How to Elevate a Book Event to a Gathering With Purpose
An author recommends strategies for organizing book events that give audience members a chance to connect with one another, opening up conversations rather than defaulting to the formal delivery of a static author reading.
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Writing in the Age of AI: The Case for Collective Resistance
A novelist lays out the reasons why writers should resist, but not necessarily reject, artificial intelligence and advocate for AI tools to be used to augment creativity rather than replace our humanity.
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50 Over 50: Celebrating a Decade of Debut Excellence
Since 2016, Poets & Writers Magazine has showcased authors who have made their literary debuts after the age of fifty in our annual 5 Over 50 series. These are the fifty writers and books that have been celebrated in our pages.
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5 Over 50: 2025
Essays by debut authors Jennifer Eli Bowen, Princess Joy L. Perry, Yael Valencia Aldana, Vishwas R. Gaitonde, and Lauren K. Watel as well as excerpts from their books.
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Singing the Sublime: A Profile of Donika Kelly
In her latest poetry collection, The Natural Order of Things, out now from Graywolf Press, Donika Kelly celebrates joy as a simple yet radical means of resisting despair.
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An Agent’s Perspective on Literary Magazines
An agent at Trellis Literary Management offers nuanced advice to writers on approaching literary magazine publication, including how much these credits matter in a query letter and which writers benefit most from such exposure.
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The Time Is Now: Writing Prompts and Exercises
Begin writing a series of poems in the epic tradition, a story with a frenetic narrative voice, or short reflections on animals.
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Small Press Points: Green Linden Press
Based in Grinnell, Iowa, and motivated by a mission to support reforestation, Green Linden Press publishes around six titles per year and donates a portion of its proceeds to environmental efforts.
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Q&A: Michelle Aielli Leads AWP
The new executive director of AWP discusses her path from publishing to arts administration and shares what gives her hope for the literary arts.
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The Written Image: AUTO Books
Housed in the trunk of a 1984 Mercedes-Benz 380SL, AUTO Books travels throughout Los Angeles, bringing art, photography, and poetry titles, along with other rare and experimental literature, to neighborhoods across the city.
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