Poets for a Cause Spotlight: C. Churchill Bravely Speaks about The Isolating Grief of Widowhood
Every month, I have the honor of talking to a poet in the community about a cause that they are passionate about spotlighting through their writing. Last month, I spoke with Elizabeth Diane Daniel about the heartbreaking realities of childhood
8 Questions With I Hope You Stay Poet Courtney Peppernell
“Remove what doesn’t let you grow, instead let light and love in,” poet Courtney Peppernell writes in her latest collection, I Hope You Stay, released this March from Andrews McMeel. This advice appears in different ways across many of the
Amanda Lovelace talks metaphors, misogyny, and the all-new break your glass slippers
Two-time winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Poetry, and USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller, Amanda Lovelace needs no introduction. The New Jersey-based poet made her debut with the princess saves herself in this one, the first book
Growth and Collaboration Take Center Stage in An Interview with Upile Chisala
Raised in Zomba, Malawi, Upile Chisala is a storyteller, sociologist, and activist. Her hope is to tell stories from the margins, and through her work, help others and herself come to terms with the past, celebrate the present, and confidently
Seven Questions with Sana Abuleil
“you’ve been told / you love like whales drink ocean water / that you open too wide / take in too much / too quickly,” poet and educator Sana Abuleil writes in her latest collection, letters to the person i
A Conversation with J.M. Farkas and Allie Michelle
J.M. Farkas: Who are your "Poetry Mothers" (or fathers) aka the poets who have most influenced you? And who/what are you reading right now? Allie Michelle: I love mystic poetry. Hafiz, in particular, stole my heart. He has this cosmic sense
Imran Khan opens up about mental health, his career, and his writing process
Poet, essayist, and Amnesty International Speaker Imran Khan made major strides in 2019, including being nominated for Menacing Hedge’s Best of Net Award with his poem, “Carousels.” In addition to his work with Amnesty International, Khan’s poetry discusses themes surrounding
Omar Sakr Talks Culture, Identity, and His New Collection The Lost Arabs
“Identity, like culture, is fluid; it moves and you must move with it. Look for love and those who love you. Nothing else matters.” Identity is the way we relate to ourselves and the lens through which we view the world.
Charlyne Yi’s You Can’t Kill Me Twice Explores the “Ecosystem” of Poetry and Relationships
“When words fly, winged and vulnerable / from the depths of their hell, / maybe then you can hear their song, / it’s a tragic but hilarious melody,” poet Charlyne Yi writes in her latest collection, You Can’t Kill Me
J.M. Farkas Talks Girlhood, Recklessness, and Process
"Poetry is all about emotion, drama, curiosity, gossip, cruelty, discovery, tenderness, heartbreak. All of these things seem inherent and heightened in girlhood." Author of Be Brave and the forthcoming How to Be A Poet, J.M. Farkas has the unique ability to
Poet Series Part 2: Breanna McGowan
Breanna McGowan is a poetry/spoken word artist residing in Dayton, Ohio. She has been writing for a couple of years now and is looking forward to what poetry will expand into in growing years to come. She is a caregiver
Emmy Marucci Talks Nostalgia, Grief, and the Beauty of Storytelling
“The past has everything to do with the future. Even if you leave it in the past, it becomes you. You become it." Poet Emmy Marucci’s new collection Tell Me Another Story was inspired by the persistent question of children: “Will