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Ross Gay May 14, 2021

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In which Ross Gay, poet of Be Holding; Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award; and author of the New York Times Bestselling collection of essays The Book of Delights, discusses “Joy as the rightful subject of our literary concerns or inquiry.”

Caki Wilkinson Apr 23, 2021

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In which Caki Wilkinson personifies hope and muses, “Hope is a character and things are not going well for her. I was thinking about Emily Dickinson, like what is the 2020 version of Emily Dickinson’s ‘Hope is the thing with feathers?’. Definitely not a bird.”

Rebecca Wolff Jan 22, 2021

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In which Rebecca Wolff, poet and editor of Fence magazine, discusses the sparse structure of her writing life, her editorship of Fence, and the kinetic tension between stanzas and space on the page: “I think the space is just as present but maybe not more. It’s a place full of hope, it’s a place where I am hoping that the reader will allow themselves to make connections that I am not willing to make for them.”

Graham Barnhart Jan 08, 2021

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In which Graham Barnhart, poet and US Army veteran, discusses the paradox of being an army medic—“You carry a rifle and an aid bag full of medical supplies to treat the people you’re potentially expected to shoot”; and the capacity of poetry to contain that paradox without limiting it: “How do I communicate what feels like a personal experience without ignoring the violence and oppression of the machine I’m a part of that allowed me to receive that experience, even providing medical care as a way of pursuing the war?”

Jennifer Habel Oct 23, 2020

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In which the poet Jennifer Habel, author of The Book of Jane discusses the process of reexamining traditionally female forms of artistry and how that exercise animates her own craft.

Chris Bachelder Sep 18, 2020

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In which editor Adam Ross interviews novelist Chris Bachelder about his thoughts on patient writing, and Bachelder reads an excerpt from his novel The Throwback Special.

Erin McGraw Jul 10, 2020

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In which Erin McGraw, a former teacher at the University of Cincinnati and Ohio State as well as a prolific author with three novels and four collections of short stories, entreats aspiring writers: “Forgive yourself.”

Paul Muldoon Jul 10, 2020

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In which Pulitzer prizewinning poet Paul Muldoon confronts himself. “Ok Paul get a grip. Face reality this is what you do, and it’s a perfectly reasonable thing to do,” says he. “It is as reasonable a thing to do as to be a philosopher or a psychiatrist or a pulmonary specialist. Just get over yourself. It’s not about you. You are a poet.”

Edgar Kunz & Anders Carlson-Wee May 08, 2020

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In which poets Edgar Kunz, the author of *Tap Out*, and Anders Carlson-Wee, the author of *The Low Passions*, consider influence and camaraderie—the ways in which their friendship has shaped their writing practices and their first books.

Anna Lena Phillips Bell Apr 24, 2020

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In which Anna Lena Phillips Bell—author of the poetry collection Ornament and editor of Ecotone—considers the ways poetry helps us map the natural world and how “art is not a frivolous pursuit.”

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