from South Dakota to the Art of Ed Colker: An Interview with Kathleen Norris
Poet Kathleen Norris describes her collaborations with artist Ed Colker, including from South Dakota, a collection featuring his prints and her poems.
Category: Interviews
Building Blocks for Global Citizens of Tomorrow: Mahogany L. Browne on Her Woke Baby Book Fair
By Rico Frederick
Posted Nov 4, 2019
Browne talks with Rico Frederick about her book fair project to “build the libraries of the next community activists, political leaders, and educators.”
Gay New York: An Interview with Artist Nicholas Buffon
By Valentine Conaty
Posted Oct 3, 2019
Nicholas Buffon discusses capturing gay history and New York’s “decayed and changing present” in his exhibition at Poets House, on view through November 30.
Take Five: J. Mae Barizo on Self, Authenticity & Identity
Posted Mar 22, 2019
Six-week workshop instructor J. Mae Barizo discusses “the power of poetry to cross borders, provoke, instigate, transform the world into a better place” and other topics.
Take Five: Bhisham Bherwani on the Process of Writing Sonnets & More
Posted Mar 19, 2019
Poets House six-week instructor Bhisham Bherwani discusses classic sonnets, contemporary innovations to the “age-old form,” and his path as a poet.
Take Five: Barbara Henning on Memory, Doubts, Speculation & Inspiration
Posted Mar 13, 2019
Poets House six-week workshop instructor Barbara Henning talks about the process of writing poems of commemoration, among other topics.
Take Five: Q & A with Rosebud Ben-Oni on Verse & the Multiverse
Posted Feb 11, 2019
Poets House six-week workshop instructor Rosebud Ben-Oni talks about writing to get to the next poem, string theory, and more.
Take Five: Q & A with Neil Shepard on the Saving Graces of Revision, Music & More
Posted Feb 8, 2019
Poets House instructor Neil Shepard discusses “the sanctity of the first draft” and other thoughts on the craft and practice of poetry.
Take Five: Q & A with Michael Broder—Classicist, Publisher & Poet
Posted Feb 5, 2019
Poets House instructor Michael Broder discusses his teaching and influences on his writing, including his background in Ancient Greek and Latin literature.
Interview: Writer & Literary Zine Editor Kevin Killian Talks Xerox Coup d’État
By Sophie Seita
Posted Oct 15, 2018
Taking over the state with feminism, inclusivity, and a punk-rock approach to publishing poetry.