CONVERSATIONS
Home & Place as Sparks for Writing
Nonfiction writer Donna Hemans and poet Carolyn Oliver discuss "home" as inspiration, writing sensory, and their future work.
Nonfiction writer Donna Hemans and poet Carolyn Oliver discuss "home" as inspiration, writing sensory, and their future work.
The author of "Anyone Can Have a Good Time" reflects on gardens, legacy, memory, and returning home in a conversation with August Donovan.
Juhea Kim shares how Korean history and her family legacy serve as the foundation for her newly released novel, Beasts of a Little Land.
Shell St. James, author of The Mermaid of Agawam Bay, reflects on her childhood by the sea and encourages readers to open themselves up to magic.
Athena Dixon talks about the deeply personal roots of her nonfiction piece "Distillation."
Farah Ali talks about her new story collection and offers a glimpse into the publication process.
From Issue 70.2, poetry contributor Yun Wei and cover artist Leigh Ann Beavers talk nature, naming, discipline, and much more.
Ann Fisher-Wirth explores haunting, wholeness, and the process of dying in her essay on "Persimmons."
Anna Maria Hong discusses fairytales, form, and her history with writing and poetry.
Molly Gutman offers a behind-the-scenes look at her writing process for her short story "Belly and the Hatchet."
Sneha Subramanian Kanta and her father, Mr. Subramanian Swaminathan reflect on the changes they have witnessed in Mumbai that inspired Sneha's "When a Familiar City Becomes a Eulogy of Loss."
Luke Munson on his poem, "To visit the country of shadows," and his sources of linguistic inspiration.