What do you have to say to those who would suggest your writing is too intense or upsetting? Take it slow. Take a break. Take...
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Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Khadijah Queen
What advice do you have for young and emerging writers, particularly of marginalized identities? What’s the best advice you’ve ever received? The best advice I...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Joanna C Valente
What do you have to say to those who would suggest your writing is too intense or upsetting? Life is upsetting and intense, so why...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Joshua Jennifer Espinoza
What poets do you identify with, or feel you are grouped with by editors, readers, conference organizers, or educators? What misconceptions do you see about...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Christopher Soto
How do you practice self-care when writing about difficult subject matter? I try not to force myself into retraumatization when writing. I don’t think it’s...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Jee Leong Koh
Who would you have nominated for this anthology? Is there a poem you have in mind that you could link to? I am a longtime...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Natalie Eilbert
What have you been reading, watching, or listening to lately? What new or emerging writer do you want the world to know about? I only...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Bhanu Kapil
How do you practice self-care when writing about difficult subject matter? Titration. What poets do you identify with, or feel you are grouped with by...
The Unbearable (White) Maleness of US Poetry: And How We Can Enable a Structural Response to Literary Yellowface and Gender Inequity in Publishing
On Labor Day, news broke widely that White writer Michael Derrick Hudson’s poem “The Bees, the Flowers, Jesus, Ancient Tigers, Poseidon, Adam and Eve” is...
Against Our Own Best Time: Competition Among Writers in the Margins
In the small town where I grew up, I was strange and lonely. Books were my solution. The page was the easiest place to name...