How does performance fit into your writing? I’m not a “theatrical” performer when it comes to my poetry readings, but my readings do have a...
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Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Lauren Yates
Do you feel that your writing is necessarily assumed to be autobiographical? How do you feel about this assumption? The vast majority of my writing is...

Report from the Field: About the (Queer) Author
A few weeks ago, a rejection email popped into my inbox. That’s not exactly unusual; dealing with a constant stream of rejections (punctuated, happily, with...

VIDA Roundtable on Misogynist Content and Editorial Responsibility
Recently, following the publication of a troubling poem about violence against women, a social media backlash began, along with a conversation about misogynist content, editorial...