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Mar 19, 2018
Author Interview: Gerald Vizenor
The writer and scholar on the magic of haiku, understanding Native storytelling, and the process of survivance
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Oct 12, 2017
Author Interview: Douglas Trevor
The Author of The Book of Wonders on silliness as loneliness, reading during the summer months, and giving a story time to present itself
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Aug 24, 2017
Author Interview: Susanna Lang
The Author of Travel Notes from the River Styx on a father’s journey, listening to what the poem wants, and why one must always have a journal on standby
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Jul 31, 2017
Author Interview: Tal Klein
The author of The Punch Escrow on embracing technological progression, the authentic shaping of characters, and having one’s brain explode
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Jul 12, 2017
Author Interview: Bianca Marais
The author of Hum If You Don’t Know The Words on crafting authentic characters, accepting grief, and writing about what one knows
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Jun 20, 2017
Author Interview: Laurence Goldstein
The Editor Emeritus of the Michigan Quarterly Review on responding to submissions, how to best assemble an issue, and the pleasures of being both a poet and an editor
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Jun 10, 2017
Author Interview: Kevin Smokler
The author of Brat Pack America on how to properly define an 80s teen movie, the importance of studying generational relatability, and the detailing of John Hughes’…
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May 3, 2017
Author Interview: Robert Fanning
The author of Our Sudden Museum on possessions as proximity, crafting a narrative poem, and the complexities of memory
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May 2, 2017
Author Interview: Patricia Lockwood
The author of Priestdaddy on describing parents in lieu of changing them, book titles, and the good side of “church weirdness”
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Apr 17, 2017
Author Interview: Cody Walker
The author of The Trumpiad on poetry’s relevance, going where sounds take you, and the necessity of laughter
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