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Cleis Abeni Guest Author October 12-16
African Venus by Charles Henri Joseph Cordier (bronze, 1851) This week we welcome Cleis Abeni (first name pronounced like "dice") as our guest author. Cleis is the transgender issues correspondent for The Advocate. A Pushcart prize-winning…
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Latina/o Poets On Liminal Spaces: A Conversation With Javier Zamora [by Natalie Scenters-Zapico]
The first time I met Javier Zamora was at CantoMundo in Austin, Texas where he was opinionated and open on issues surrounding the visibility of Latina/o poetry. Javier's work stands out to me as a…
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Meet the Press: Nin Andrews in Conversation with Suzanna Tamminen, Editor-in-Chief of Wesleyan University Press
NA: Tell me a little bit about Wesleyan University Press. What would you say makes this press unique? ST: We were established in 1957 as a poetry press, and we have published many amazing…
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We’re There for You: Leah Umansky to Live Tweet the Academy of American Poets “Poets Forum.”
Once again we're thrilled that Leah Umansky is taking over our twitter feed to bring to you the best of this weekend's Poets Forum (click on link to see the full program). Leah has a…
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Sandy Koufax, 50 years ago this week. . .
” <<< Fifty years ago this week, Bob Bodziner was sitting on the floor of his apartment in the Gravesend neighborhood of Brooklyn, staring at his…
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On Jehanne Dubrow [by Victoria Kelly]
One writer who has been particularly inspirational to me in my career is Jehanne Dubrow. I discovered her third collection, Stateside, midway through my own attempt at writing a book abut being a military…
