May/Summer 2018 
An Interview with Lydia Millet
Susan DeFreitas
We’ve hit an apotheosis of this phenomenon with the Kardashians, you know, the way people are simultaneously repulsed and worshipful of new money, crass money, money without education, and Trump is the apex of that.
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On the Value of Science and Art
Tracy Daughterty
Mosaic-makers would not have labeled themselves scientists—they would have thought of themselves as artisans—but their process of production depended on what we would call scientific study of the earth and its materials...
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Looking Straight in the Eyes: Thoughts on the Political Poem
William Wenthe
...there remains today the belief that, if poets don’t actually legislate, then they should be part of the process of political change, driving the discussion. There remains a belief that poets should address a broad public on issues of public concern.
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An Interview with David Biespiel
Judith Pulman
...try to be involved in aspects of a literary community. Writing, publishing, being in conversation, praising, standing up for long-lasting values—that’s what a literary life entails.
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From Screen to Page: A critical Introduction to Cinepoetics
Michael Marberry
The exploration of this long and abiding link between cinema and poetry is not meant to be a revelation so much as an acknowledgement—that the two are closely related sister-arts.
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Parsing Elfland: Style and Syntax in World-Building
Jonathan Helland
Immersion and Secondary Belief are among the most satisfying and fulfilling of experiences that literature can offer.
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On Bad Behavior
Amber Caron
I made my character behave badly for the sake of behaving badly, without much thought to the motivation behind those actions. So I looked to literature for help, searching for stories, novels, and plays that capture the complex relationship between desire and bad behavior...
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