A Little Wounded But On Fire (Tebot Bach, 2022) is a book of creation. In this poetic memoir, author Gerard Wozek goes beyond the point of self-discovery by assuming a more active role in his own self-making. This act becomes necessary for a boy adopted into a Midwest Catholic family that does not cherish his …
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Recently, I was privileged to interview distinguished post-modern poet Alan Britt (“AB”) by email for Cultural Daily. I was introduced to Britt’s writing when, knowing nothing about him personally, I favorably reviewed his previous poetry collection Gunpower for Single Ball Poems (Rain Taxi, June 2021, print edition). We’ve become acquaintances since then, and when I …
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Angele Ellis is a Pittsburgh-based writer of poetry, flash fiction/short stories, essays, and book reviews. She also is an editor and activist. A prolific writer with numerous publications, she has written two books that stand out. First is her poetry collection Arab on Radar (Six Gallery Press). These are poems of identity and family, of …
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“I’m not sure that I’ve overcome all of the obstacles to become a poet. All I know is that I decided to claim poetry and I haven’t looked back.” — Brenda Joyce Patterson * Our intrepid Associate Poetry Editor Mish (Eileen) Murphy recently talked with poet Brenda Joyce Patterson by email and face-to-face. Mish explains: I …
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Even over my unstable Zoom connection, Kathryn Valentina is immediately bewitching. She has the frenetic energy of a young, queer anarchist, and a ‘Fuck Ronald Reagan’ poster to match. “I drew a cat on it,” she says, gesturing with one lanky arm. “It’s the cat from the meme.” K.V. calls out to me as a …
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In 1996, W.W. Norton released a gem-like purple clothbound novel entitled Free City, by Eric Darton. I read it and became a lifelong fan, but was always saddened that it had not been released in paperback. In October of 2020, the novel was reissued in paperback and e-book versions by The Dalkey Archive Press. I …
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Stephen Nathan’s first showbiz gig was originating the role of Jesus, no less, in the debut production of Godspell in 1971. Talk about starting at the top. “It was an amazing experience and kicked off my professional life in a way I could never have imagined,” he says. He could never have imagined what followed, …
Juliet Cook is a widely published, prolific writer, both as an individual poet and as collaborator with poet j/j hastain. She also runs a one-woman indie press, Blood Pudding Press, which is known for its collector’s item chapbooks. She edits and publishes the internet-based, blog-style literary magazine, Thirteen Myna Birds. I caught up with Juliet …
Gail Griffin speaks with poet and memoirist Sue William Silverman Gail Griffin: In terms of the framework of your new poetry collection, If the Girl Never Learns, every poem’s title begins with “If the Girl…” which makes her sound potentially generic, yet mythic. How do you see that dichotomy? Also, is the “if” about conditionality, potentiality, …
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John Yamrus is the author of 25 books of poetry, two novels, a children’s book, and two memoirs, the highly acclaimed MemoryLane and the just-published RMA. I caught up with him recently through the miracle of technology. Here are the juicy bits of our conversation: Eileen Murphy (EM): You wrote your first memoir, Memory Lane, last year, recalling your …
Has your consideration of poetry changed since you began? When I first started writing poems I would write when inspiration came to me. Now I realize, for me, being a true poet is to always be ready and not wait. My philosophy is akin to people who workout every day. The first thing I do …
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This is an excerpt from The Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB) interview between Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn and Imani Tolliver. Read here in its entirety. [alert type=alert-white ]Please consider making a tax-deductible donation now so we can keep publishing strong creative voices.[/alert] *** JANICE RHOSHALLE LITTLEJOHN: Some of the pieces in this collection were previously published, …
Writer Sonay Hoffman tells the story of Hannah Crafts, a former slave who risked everything to write her novel. As a slave and later, during her daring escape, the self-taught Hannah secretly penned a historic narrative whose discovery and worldwide reception over 150 years later would have been unimaginable then. We hope you’re as inspired …
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Dr. K. A. Laity, author of White Rabbit and creator (along with cartoonist Elena Steier) of the occult detective novel Jane Quiet, interviews poet Alessandra Bava. After reading this interview, please enjoy five works of poetry from Alessandra Bava by clicking HERE. *** KL: There’s an urgency in the poems that seems haunted by dread. …
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