How do you practice self-care when writing about difficult subject matter? I breathe. I run outside along the creek with foot to pavement, on dirt,...
Archive for tag: trauma
Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Sade Murphy
What have you been reading, watching, or listening to lately? What new or emerging writer do you want the world to know about? I’m in...
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 — 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 — 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...
On Fear, Fearlessness, and Intergenerational Trauma
When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it...
Report from the Field– Speak Test: The Silencing of the Racialized Body
In my third year as an MFA student, I received an email from my English department requesting that I schedule and pass a Spoken English...
Report from the Field– What We Don’t Name: The Delicate Path of Literary Crimes
When I launched The Atlas Review a bit over two years ago, I felt certain that the best way to highlight new and exciting work...
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...
Dear Fury #10: “What you write might hurt them… but please don’t let them take away the thing you love.”
Dear Fury, How much of a claim do I have on my own life? Memories are permanent and I cannot help but have them jump...