Q&A: Akbar Edits Poetry of the Nation
Poet Kaveh Akbar on his role as the poetry editor of the Nation and the challenges and possibilities of literary editing.
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Article Archive
Articles from Poet & Writers Magazine include material from the print edition plus exclusive online-only material.
Small Press Points: Threadsuns
A teaching press based at High Point University in North Carolina that launched early this year aims to feature experimental poetry, fiction, and translation that “maintains a connection to human experience.”
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Ten Questions for Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
“Every book I write is informed by my whole life.” —Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, author of The Freezer Door
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Craft Capsule: The Schedule
The author of Thin Places recalls failed attempt after failed attempt to maintain a strict writing schedule.
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Former Poets House Workers and Board Dispute Reasons for Suspension
A look inside the dispute between the former workers and board of Poets House over why the poetry nonprofit and library temporarily closed and laid off staff in November.
GalleyCrush: Girlhood
Melissa Febos’s Girlhood, forthcoming from Bloomsbury Publishing on March 30, 2021.
Ten Questions for Morgan Christie
“There’s never a lack of inspiration.” —Morgan Christie, author of These Bodies
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Craft Capsule: The Arc of Epiphany
The author of Thin Places considers how to write an essay (or essay collection) that follows the arc of epiphany.
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GalleyCrush: Libertie
Kaitlyn Greenidge’s Libertie, forthcoming from Algonquin Books on March 30, 2021.
Ten Questions for Francesca Ekwuyasi
“I was surprised by how much agency my characters seemed to have.” —Francesca Ekwuyasi, author of Butter Honey Pig Bread
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Craft Capsule: Writing Hot
The author of Thin Places celebrates hot-blooded writing.
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GalleyCrush: Festival Days
Jo Ann Beard’s Festival Days, forthcoming from Little, Brown on March 16, 2021.
Ten Questions for Zeyn Joukhadar
“You have to become the person who can write the book you’re working on.” —Zeyn Joukhadar, author of The Thirty Names of Night
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GalleyCrush: Tethered to Stars
Fady Joudah’s Tethered to Stars, forthcoming from Milkweed Editions on March 9, 2021.
Poets House Suspends Operations
Poets House, a beloved New York City public poetry library, announced yesterday that it will suspend operations, effective immediately, due to financial issues brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ten Questions for Simon Han
“Subtlety can be a form of authority.” —Simon Han, author of Nights When Nothing Happened
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Craft Capsule: Against Universality, in Praise of Anger
The author of When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities embraces and develops a queer Asian American poetics.
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GalleyCrush: The Committed
Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Committed, forthcoming from Grove Press on March 2, 2021.
Ten Questions for Ellen Cooney
“Everything in my life is material.” —Ellen Cooney, author of One Night Two Souls Went Walking
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Craft Capsule: On Nightmares
The author of When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities explores personal and collective nightmares.
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GalleyCrush: The Rain Heron
Robbie Arnott’s The Rain Heron, forthcoming from FSG Originals on February 9, 2021.
Ten Questions for Valzhyna Mort
“My Muse is with me always, everywhere.” —Valzhyna Mort, author of Music for the Dead and Resurrected
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Craft Capsule: On Becoming a Pop Star, I Mean, a Poet
The author of When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities traces his origins as a poet.
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GalleyCrush: Fake Accounts
Lauren Oyler’s Fake Accounts, forthcoming from Catapult on February 2, 2021.
The Year of the Villain: Discovering the Engine of Story Through Your Antagonist
Valuable lessons about characterization, the fundamental core of storytelling, can be found in the panels of superhero comics.
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