“The Act of Direct Address Is One of Gratitude”: an Interview with Rachel Edelman

An interview between Erin Hoover and Rachel Edelman about Edelman’s new poetry collection, “Dear Memphis.”

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“I Was Searching for Something in Nature to Affirm my Identity”: An Interview with Jennifer Conlon

An interview with Jennifer Conlon about their debut poetry collection, “Taking to Water.”

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“The Beauty of Small Presses Is That They Are Small, Especially in Their Attentions”: an Interview with Han VanderHart of River River Books

An interview with Han VanderHart about their poetry at River River Books.

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“This Way of Communicating That Is Within, Beyond, and Between Language”: An Interview with Destiny Hemphill

An interview with North Carolina poet Destiny Hemphill on her first full-length collection, “motherworld: a devotional for the alter-life.”

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“Shapeshifting as Magic”: An Interview with Jessica Q. Stark

Florida poet Jessica Q. Stark discusses her latest book, Buffalo Girl, with Erin Hoover.

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“Poetry should never remain a static product”: An Interview with Hannah Cohen

In this interview, Lynchburg, VA, poet and writer Hannah Cohen discusses poetry as “an ongoing evolution of the relationship between the self and the written word.”

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“The female body is a product for others’ consumption”: An Interview with Melissa Ginsburg

An interview with Melissa Ginsburg about her new book, “Doll Apollo.”

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“None of What I Create Began With Me”

An interview with Marlanda Dekine about their poetry collection, “Thresh & Hold.”

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“We Need To Be Able To Exist in our Fullness and Wholeness”: An Interview with Mariah M.

An interview with Mariah M., poet, teaching artist, and organizer in Greensboro, North Carolina. This conversation is the first in the “Not Abandon, but Abide” series.

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