Vision Loss and the Ekphrastic Novelist: Revising My Identity as a Writer
Faced with two separate causes of potential vision loss, an author reconsiders her identify as a “visual writer,” which has been integral to her mode of creating.
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Article Archive
Articles from Poet & Writers Magazine include material from the print edition plus exclusive online-only material.
Ten Questions for Hafizah Augustus Geter
“It takes a lot of intentional work to write ethical stories.” —Hafizah Augustus Geter, author of The Black Period: On Personhood, Race, and Origin
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Some Things I Like About Lists
The author of Selected Books of the Beloved explores enumeration as a source of poetic possibility.
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Ten Questions for Aldo Amparán
“I’d tell my past self to trust my work.” —Aldo Amparán, author of Brother Sleep
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Sound Clusters
The author of Selected Books of the Beloved reflects on the sonic pleasures of verse and offers an exercise in attending to poetry’s music.
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Ten Questions for Jonathan Escoffery
“A terrible draft of a story is a gift, because now the real work can begin.” —Jonathan Escoffery, author of If I Survive You
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Ten Questions for Mia Mercado
“Stop Googling the ages of people you think are more successful than you.” —Mia Mercado, author of She’s Nice Though: Essays on Being Bad at Being Good
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Involuntary Ideas
The author of Animal Joy: A Book of Laughter and Resuscitation reflects on the importance of letting the mind wander to release blocked creativity.
Ten Questions for Lauren Acampora
“These characters have been in my head for so long that they seem more real to me than some people.” —Lauren Acampora, author of The Hundred Waters
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An Authentic Conversation With Your Reader
The author of Animal Joy: A Book of Laughter and Resuscitation considers the link between the author’s emotional state while writing and the reader’s engagement.
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My Life in Book Banning
The author of one of last year’s most challenged books confronts a campaign of threats, cyberattacks, and doxing in the post-truth era.
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
A look at three new anthologies, including New Weathers: Poetics From the Naropa Archive, edited by Anne Waldman and Emma Gomis.
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Literary MagNet: Talia Lakshmi Kolluri
The author of What We Fed to the Manticore highlights five journals that published her stories, including the Minnesota Review and Ecotone.
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Small Press Points: Seven Kitchens Press
Seven Kitchens has cultivated a diverse roster of writers through the fifteen or so chapbooks it publishes each year, including through its eight chapbook series, each appealing to a different community.
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The Literary Dimensions of TikTok
Since 2020 #BookTok, the hashtag that represents the book-loving community on TikTok, has emerged as a powerful force.
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A Lending Library of Joy, Storytelling
Amy J. Wong and Andrew Fung Yip founded Matilija Lending Library to “reflect our people of color communities in the San Gabriel Valley, and build multiracial solidarity.”
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Forty Years of Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week raises awareness of the rise in attempts to remove titles from schools and public libraries through a series of special events to be held across the country starting on September 18.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books including The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li and Togetherness by Wo Chan.
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The Written Image: Unburnable Book
A special “unburnable” edition of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale was crafted to raise awareness about recent efforts to ban books from schools and libraries.
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Q&A: Matejka Leads Change at Poetry
The new editor of Poetry shares his aspirations for shaping the 110-year-old magazine to reflect an expansive literary landscape.
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Reviewers & Critics: Kate Tuttle of the Boston Globe
The books editor of the Boston Globe on the shrinking of books coverage, social media and the role of the editor, and the need for higher pay for book critics.
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Reviewers & Critics: The Complete Series
The full archive of interviews with the professional writers, readers, and thinkers whose job is to start conversations about contemporary literature.
How It Felt: A Profile of Namwali Serpell
In The Furrows, Namwali Serpell draws readers into the roiling nature of grief in a powerful narrative that explores memory, loss, and Black identity without resting on what she calls the “meaningless platitude” that art promotes empathy.
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Agents & Editors: Annie Hwang
Annie Hwang of Ayesha Pande Literary talks about community building, professional burnout, the questions writers should ask when querying agents, and the demanding work of advocating for diversity in publishing.
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The Savvy Self-Publisher: Nita Wiggins
Nita Wiggins describes writing and self-publishing Civil Rights Baby: My Story of Race, Sports, and Breaking Barriers in American Journalism, and an agent and a publicist add their perspectives and offer self-publishing advice.
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