Genre Archive

Interviews

Issue 21: Summer/Fall 2022

Giving Voice to the Neurodivergent: An Interview with SchiZotypal Experientialist Poet Jake Bailey

June 5, 2022/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2022 / Interviewed by Christine Waloszczyk

Connecting the Dots of Silence: An Interview with Roberto Lovato

June 4, 2022/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2022 / Interviewed by Kevin Cummins

Pulled Out of a Hat: An Interview with Ceilidh Michelle

June 3, 2022/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2022 / Interviewed by Kevin Cummins

Self-Exploration Rather Than Explanation: An Interview with Meredith Talusan

June 1, 2022/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2022 / Interviewed by Kirby Chen Mages

Being With What Is: An Interview with Marco Wilkinson

May 1, 2022/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2022 / Interviewed by Ashlee Laielli

Issue 20: Winter/Spring 2022

The Stories We Inherit: An Interview with Crystal Hana Kim

December 3, 2021/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2022 / Interviewed by Pallavi Dhawan

How to Keep Writing: An Interview with Lisa Locascio Nighthawk

December 2, 2021/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2022 / Interviewed by Kevin Cummins

The Ethics Around Writing in the Voice of Another: An Interview with Paisley Rekdal

December 1, 2021/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2022 / Interviewed by Barbara Platts

Poetry as Protest: An Interview with Sally Wen Mao

November 30, 2021/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2022 / Interviewed by Kirby Chen Mages

Issue 19: Summer/Fall 2021

Publicity, Inclusivity, and Parasite: An Interview with Laura Buccieri

June 12, 2021/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2021 / Interviewed by Nicholas Galvez

On Publishing with a Small Press: An Interview with Elizabeth DeMeo

June 10, 2021/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2021 / Interviewed by Erica Colón

On Writing, Politics, and Imposter Syndrome: An Interview with Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman

June 9, 2021/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2021 / Interviewed by Erica Colón

Agencies, Crosswords, and Diversity In Publishing: An Interview with Julia Kardon

June 7, 2021/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2021 / Interviewed by Nicholas Galvez

Family, Trauma, and Life as Writers: An Interview with Kate Maruyama and Andromeda Romano-Lax

June 7, 2021/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2021 / Interviewed by Nicholas Galvez

Everybody is a Storyteller: an Interview with Rachel Zucker

June 5, 2021/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2021 / Interviewed by Barbara Platts

Issue 18: Winter/Spring 2021

Question the Boundaries of Your Compassion: An Interview with Anna Badkhen

December 7, 2020/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2021 / Interviewed by Barbara Platts

Be Prepared to Let the Writing Go: An Interview with Shonda Buchanan

December 6, 2020/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2021 / Interviewed by Regan Humphrey

Keep Your Momentum: An Interview with Elise Capron

December 4, 2020/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2021 / Interviewed by Janet Rodriguez

Just Go with It: An Interview with Jose Hernandez Diaz

December 3, 2020/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2021 / Interviewed by Barbara Platts

Self-Celebration Transforms You: An Interview with Reyna Grande

December 2, 2020/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2021 / Interviewed by Janet Rodriguez

Can There Be Justice?: An Interview with Casandra López

December 2, 2020/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2021 / Interviewed by RaeJeana Brooks

One Long Poem to New York and the Universe: An Interview with Tommy Pico

December 1, 2020/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2021 / Interviewed by Regan Humphrey

Issue 17: Summer/Fall 2020

Jen Brody and Jules Rivera, Authors

June 13, 2020/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2020 / Interviewed by Adrien Kade Sdao

Victoria Chang, Author, Poet, MFA Program Chair

June 12, 2020/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2020 / Interviewed by Janet Rodriguez

Alexander Chee, Author

June 11, 2020/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2020 / Interviewed by Michael Sellar

Genevieve Hudson, Author

June 10, 2020/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2020 / Interviewed by Louise Rozett

Ilya Kaminsky, Author

June 9, 2020/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2020 / Interviewed by Janet Rodriguez

Katelyn Keating, Writer, Editor, Publisher

June 8, 2020/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2020 / Interviewed by Barbara Platts

Aditi Khorana, Author

June 7, 2020/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2020 / Interviewed by Louise Rozett

Aminah Mae Safi, Author

June 6, 2020/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2020 / Interviewed by Regan Humphrey

Esmé Weijun Wang, Author

June 5, 2020/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2020 / Interviewed by Janet Rodriguez

Issue 16: Winter/Spring 2020

Lilliam Rivera, Author

December 2, 2019/in Interviews, Winter-Spring 2020 / Interviewed by Sara Voigt

Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Author

December 2, 2019/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2020 / Interviewed by Liz Netto

Sarah Manguso, Author

December 2, 2019/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2020 / Interviewed by Liz Netto

Isha Sesay, Journalist and Author

December 2, 2019/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2020 / Interviewed by Janet Rodriguez

David Groff, Editor

December 2, 2019/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2020 / Interviewed by Buffy Visick

Jaswinder Bolina, Poet and Essayist

December 2, 2019/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2020 / Interviewed by Barbara Fant

R.O. Kwon, Author

December 2, 2019/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2020 / Interviewed by Alexis McCadney

Maggie Smith, Poet

December 2, 2019/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2020 / Interviewed by Ale Cruz

Blas Falconer, Poet

November 30, 2019/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2020 / Interviewed by Regan Humphrey

Issue 15: Summer/Fall 2019

Issac Bailey, Author

May 31, 2019/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2019 / Interviewed by Diane Gottlieb

Naima Coster, Author

May 28, 2019/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2019 / Interviewed by Andrea Auten

Christoper Castellani, Author

May 27, 2019/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2019 / Interviewed by Janet Rodriguez

Natashia Deón, Author

May 26, 2019/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2019 / Interviewed by A.D. Lowman

Isaac Fitzgerald, Editor, Essayist

May 24, 2019/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2019 / Interviewed by April Brucker

Vandana Khanna, Poet

May 23, 2019/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2019 / Interviewed by Amanda Lopez

Ada Limón, Author, Poet

May 22, 2019/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2019 / Interviewed by Jordan Nakamura

Rodolfo Montalvo, Author, Illustrator

May 21, 2019/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2019 / Interviewed by Adrien Sdao

Bich Minh Nguyen, Author

May 13, 2019/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2019 / Interviewed by Gabriella Souza

Issue 14: Winter/Spring 2019

Ben Loory, Author

November 23, 2018/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2019 / Interviewed by Andrea Auten

Jeff Shotts, Editor

November 23, 2018/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2019 / Interviewed by Barbara Fant

Khadijah Queen, Author, Poet

November 23, 2018/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2019 / Interviewed by Jordan Nakamura

David Ulin, Author, Critic, Editor

November 23, 2018/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2019 / Interviewed by Yvonne de la Cruz Sánchez

Francesca Lia Block, Author

November 23, 2018/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2019 / Interviewed by Adrien Kade Sdao

Issue 13: Summer/Fall 2018

Alistair McCartney, Author

May 29, 2018/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2018 / Interviewed by Andrea Auten

Juan Felipe Herrera, Author

May 29, 2018/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2018 / Interviewed by Jennifer Mahoney

Siel Ju, Author

May 29, 2018/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2018 / Interviewed by Kori Kessler

Tony Lewis, Jr., Author

May 29, 2018/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2018 / Interviewed by Shaneka Jones Cook

Issue 12: Winter/Spring 2018

Cecil Castellucci, Author

November 24, 2017/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2018 / Interviewed by Jennifer Mahoney

Lisa Dickey, Author & Ghostwriter

November 23, 2017/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2018 / Interviewed by Judy Gitterman

Eloise Klein Healy, Poet

November 22, 2017/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2018 / Interviewed by Jessica Abughattas

Joe Ide, Author

November 18, 2017/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2018 / Interviewed by Andre Hardy

Ashaki Jackson, Poet

November 15, 2017/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2018 / Interviewed by Shaneka Jones Cook

Issue 11: Summer/Fall 2017

Matt de la Peña, Author

May 24, 2017/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2017 / Interviewed by Kim Sabin

Natashia Deón, Author

May 23, 2017/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2017 / Interviewed by Judy Gitterman

Katrina Dodson, Author & Translator

May 22, 2017/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2017 / Interviewed by Lauren Kinney

Dara Hyde, Literary Agent

May 21, 2017/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2017 / Interviewed by Emma Margraf

Tara Ison, Author

May 20, 2017/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2017 / Interviewed by Melissa Benton Barker

Fady Joudah, Poet

May 19, 2017/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2017 / Interviewed by Doni Shepard

Geeta Kothari, Author

May 18, 2017/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2017 / Interviewed by Meredith Arena

Andromeda Romano-Lax, Author

May 9, 2017/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2017 / Interviewed by Shaneka Jones Cook

Issue 10: Winter/Spring 2017

Harry Dodge, Artist

November 25, 2016/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2017 / by Carrie Kellerby

Tananarive Due, Author

November 24, 2016/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2017 / by Kate Maruyama

Michael Jaime-Becerra, Author

November 23, 2016/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2017 / by Sherrye Henry Jr.

Todd Mitchell on Graphic Narratives: The Frontier of Visual Storytelling

November 22, 2016/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2017 / by Katy Avila

Fred Moten, Poet

November 21, 2016/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2017 / by Doni Shepard

Susan Southard, Author

November 20, 2016/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2017 / by Emma Margarf

Ana Maria Spagna, Author

November 19, 2016/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2017 / by Haley Isleib

Donald Strauss, Urban Sustainability Activist

November 17, 2016/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2017 / by Meredith Arena

Doug Unger, Author and Activist

November 16, 2016/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2017 / by Juliann Allison

Sarah Van Arsdale, Author

November 14, 2016/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2017 / by Melissa Benton Barker

Issue 9: Summer/Fall 2016

Jimmy Santiago Baca, Author

May 7, 2016/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2016 / by Rochelle Newman-Carrasco

Stephen Chbosky, Author

May 6, 2016/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2016 / by Lyndsay Hall

Nina Revoyr, Author

May 5, 2016/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2016 / by Carrie Kellerby

Lois Dodd, Painter

May 5, 2016/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2016 / by Ron Burch

Vu Tran, Author

May 4, 2016/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2016 / by Sam Williams

Stories about Bodies: Narrative Medicine with Emily Rapp Black, Juliet McMullin, & Phillip Mitchell

May 3, 2016/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2016 / by Katy Avila

Issue 8: Winter/Spring 2016

Elise Capron, Literary Agent

December 6, 2015/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2016 / Interviewed by Tai Farnsworth

Lynell George, Journalist and Essayist

December 5, 2015/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2016 / Interviewed by Rochelle Newman

Richard Russo, Author

December 4, 2015/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2016 / Interviewed by Erin Schwartz

Sonya Sones, Author

December 3, 2015/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2016 / Interviewed by Roz Weisberg

Matthew Zapruder, Poet

December 1, 2015/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2016 / Interviewed by José Hernández Díaz

Issue 7: Summer/Fall 2015

Nick Flynn, Author

May 30, 2015/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2015 / interviewed by Sarah Miller Freehauf

Allison Joseph, Poet

May 29, 2015/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2015 / interviewed by Kiandra Jimenez

Kerry Madden-Lunsford, Author

May 28, 2015/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2015 / interviewed by Lisa Trahan

Susan Straight, Author

May 27, 2015/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2015 / interviewed by Diana Greenwood

Issue 6: Winter/Spring 2015

Blas Falconer, Poet

December 4, 2014/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2015 / Interviewed by Rochelle Newman

Janet Fitch, Author

December 3, 2014/in Interviews, Winter-Spring 2015 / Interviewed by Tai Farnsworth

Dana Gioia, Poet

December 2, 2014/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2015 / Interviewed by Michael Passafiume

Jill Marr, Literary Agent

December 1, 2014/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2015 / Interviewed by David Bumpus

Anne Ursu, Author

November 30, 2014/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2015 / Interviewed by Lisa Trahan

Issue 5: Summer/Fall 2014

Lev Grossman, Author

June 4, 2014/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2014 / Interviewed by David A. Napier

Cosme Cordova, Artist and Community Arts Organizer

June 3, 2014/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2014 / Interviewed by Kiandra Jimenez

Elizabeth Earley, Author

June 2, 2014/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2014 / Interviewed by Ashley Perez

Douglas Kearney, Poet

June 1, 2014/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2014 / Interviewed by Candace Butler

D. J. Waldie, Author

May 31, 2014/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2014 / Interviewed by Jennifer McCharen

Issue 4: Winter/Spring 2014

Emily Rapp, Author

November 28, 2013/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2014 / Interviewed by Cynthia Rosi

Camille T. Dungy, Poet

November 27, 2013/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2014 / Interviewed by Candace Butler

Mary Gordon, Author

November 26, 2013/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2014 / Interviewed by Cheryl Wheelright

Patrick O’Neil, Author and Filmmaker

November 25, 2013/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2014 / Interviewed by Ashley Perez

Wendy C. Ortiz, Author

November 24, 2013/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2014 / Interviewed by Karly Little

Luis J. Rodriguez, Author

November 23, 2013/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2014 / Interviewed by Jamie Moore

Dan Smetanka, Editor

November 22, 2013/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2014 / Interviewed by Lise Quintana

Issue 3: Summer/Fall 2013

Peter Riva, Literary Agent

May 25, 2013/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2013 / Interviewed by Lise Quintana

Kazim Ali, Poet

May 24, 2013/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2013 / Interviewed by Kolleen Carney, with Michael Passafiume

MANDEM (Maize Arendsee and Moco Steinman-Arendsee), Collaborative Artists

May 23, 2013/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2013 / Interviewed by Ashley Perez and Audrey Mandelbaum

Lin Oliver, Children’s Book Author

May 23, 2013/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2013 / Interviewed by Helen Akers

Susan Orlean, Author

May 22, 2013/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2013 / Interviewed by Rachael Warecki

Gary Phillips, Crime Fiction Author

May 20, 2013/in Interviews, Interviews, Summer-Fall 2013 / Interviewed by Robert Morgan Fisher

Issue 2: Winter/Spring 2013

Jillian Lauren, Author and Memoirist

November 28, 2012/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2013 / Interviewed by Lise Quintana

Aimee Bender, Author

November 27, 2012/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2013 / Interview by Kathleen Whitney Rohr

Greg Neri, Young Adult Author and Poet

November 26, 2012/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2013 / Interviewed by Kristen Schroer

Arthur Sze, Poet

November 25, 2012/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2013 / Interviewed by Janice Ko Luo and José Hernandez Diaz

David L. Ulin, Author and Los Angeles Times book critic

November 24, 2012/in Interviews, Interviews, Winter-Spring 2013 / Interviewed by Wendy Fontaine

Issue 1: Spring 2012

Natasha Trethewey, United States Poet Laureate

May 29, 2012/in Interviews, Interviews, Spring 2012 / interviewed by Daniel Reinhold

Gregory Boyle, Author and Activist

May 27, 2012/in Interviews, Interviews, Spring 2012 / interviewed by John Paulett

Rick Moody, Author

May 10, 2012/in Interviews, Interviews, Spring 2012 / interviewed by Robert Egan

Francesca Lia Block, Author

April 25, 2012/in Interviews, Interviews, Spring 2012 / interviewed by Yolanda Bridges

Friday Lunch Blog

Friday Lunch! A serving of contemporary essays published every Friday.

Today’s course:

Peace, Love, and a lot of Loud Rock & Roll

June 17, 2022/in A Transfer, Blog / Sunee Lyn Foley

Crosses to Pentacles

June 10, 2022/in A Transfer, Blog / Jazmine Cooper

Table to Trash

June 3, 2022/in A Transfer, Blog / Franz Franta

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Midnight Snack

A destination for all your late night obsessions.

Tonight’s bites:

QVC-land

May 6, 2022/in A Transfer, Midnight Snack / D. E. Hardy

Escape Artists at the End of the World

April 29, 2022/in A Transfer, Midnight Snack / Lisa Levy

The House in the Middle

April 15, 2022/in A Transfer, Midnight Snack / Megan Vasquez

More coming soon!

Amuse-Bouche

Little bites every Monday to whet your appetite!

Today’s plate:

Eggs, No Basket

June 27, 2022/in A Transfer, Amuse-Bouche, CNF / Kelsi Long

The Revolution Began at Book Club

June 20, 2022/in A Transfer, Amuse-Bouche, Fiction / Sari Fordham

A Letter to the Dead Grandmothers That Raised Us

June 13, 2022/in A Transfer, Amuse-Bouche, Poetry / Levi J. Mericle

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School Lunch

An occasional Wednesday series dishing up today’s best youth writers.

Today’s slice:

I’ve Stayed in the Front Yard

May 12, 2021/in School Lunch, School Lunch 2021 / Brendan Nurczyk

A Communal Announcement

April 28, 2021/in School Lunch, School Lunch 2021 / Isabella Dail

Seventeen

April 14, 2021/in School Lunch, School Lunch 2021 / Abigail E. Calimaran

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Word From the Editor

The variety in this issue speaks not only to the eclectic world we inhabit but to the power of the human spirit. We live in an uncertain world. In the U.S., we’re seeing mass shootings daily. Across the world, we’re still very much in a pandemic, some being trapped in their homes for weeks on end, others struggling to stay alive in hospitals. War continues to wage in Ukraine. Iran and North Korea are working diligently to make nuclear weapons. The list goes on. Still, we have artists who are willing and able to be vulnerable with one another, to share stories and art to help us try and make sense of our world.

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