Home—Pennsylvania and Poland—ancestry, immigrant aunts, and travel to several European cities form the basis of Mary Kovaleski Byrnes’ book So Long the Sky (Platypus Press)....
Archive for tag: poetry
Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 3—E. J. Koh
What have you been reading, watching, or listening to lately? What new or emerging writer do you want the world to know about? Who would...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 3 — Isobel O’Hare
What’s the earliest experience, or a stand-out experience you can remember that made you realize that you can be yourself, write as yourself, and write...
VIDA Reviews! Ladies Lazarus by Piper Daniels
A Poet’s Encounter Ladies Lazarus is a work of creative nonfiction that offers the experience of poetry to me. Language that transports you to a...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 3 — Noor Ibn Najam
What advice do you have for young and emerging writers, particularly of marginalized identities? What’s the best advice you’ve ever received? (This question is funny...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 3 — Roberto C. Garcia
What have you been reading, watching, or listening to lately? What new or emerging writer do you want the world to know about? Who would...
VIDA Reviews! Surge by Etel Adnan
How does a poet’s work change as her perspectives shift decade after decade? A life containing a publication history as prolific as Etel Adnan’s resonates...
You Can Find Familiarity in Any Space You Go: A Conversation With Carlina Duan
Nearing the one year birthday of I Wore My Blackest Hair, I was drawn to revisiting this collection of poems. I’m really excited by first...
Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 3 — Jess Rizkallah
Has 2018 been different for you than other years? It has, but if it weren’t I think that would be concerning. For so long I...
Fatimah Asghar – VIDA Voices & Views Interview (Part II)
About This Episode: This is Part II of a two-part interview. In this episode of VIDA Voices and Views, Melissa Studdard interviews poet and filmmaker, Fatimah Asghar,...