Report from the Field: On Publishing a First Book at [almost] 50

Report from the Field: On Publishing a First Book at [almost] 50

In the summer of 2015, I opened the covers of a book and read aloud to a sizable audience inside an elegant black box theater....

Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Joanna C Valente

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...

The Invisible Latina Intellectual

The Invisible Latina Intellectual

I am 44 years old, almost completely grey, have three degrees, including a Ph.D. in English/Latinx literature, and on a regular basis my colleagues tell...

VIDA Reads with Writers – Monica Wendel!

VIDA Reads with Writers – Monica Wendel!

What are you reading on the subway or in the waiting room today?  I just finished Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, which is motivating me to run —...

VIDA Reads with Writers — Carina del Valle Schorske!

VIDA Reads with Writers — Carina del Valle Schorske!

What are you reading on the subway or in the waiting room today? Poetry was made for the wiggle room in a tight day. Today,...

VIDA Reads with Writers — Melissa Chadburn!

VIDA Reads with Writers — Melissa Chadburn!

What are you reading on the subway or in the waiting room today? I’m slutting out on all sorts of books right now. I’m reading Meredith...

VIDA Reads with Writers – Jamia Wilson

VIDA Reads with Writers – Jamia Wilson

What are you reading on the subway or in the waiting room today? I am usually reading a couple of books at a time depending...