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  • Hannah McGregor on the Books That Shaped Her Writing and the One That Helped Her Break Genre Barriers
    Hannah McGregor on the Books That Shaped Her Writing and the One That Helped Her Break Genre Barriers
    September 20, 2022

    Hannah McGregor on the Books That Shaped Her Writing and the One That Helped Her Break Genre Barriers

    You can tell a lot about Hannah McGregor from the titles of her acclaimed podcasts, including Witch, Please and Secret Feminist Agenda. A writer and creator unafraid of a bit of cheeky fun with a serious ...

  • Carl Watts on Why Poetry's So-Called Shortcomings Might Be Its Greatest Strengths
    Carl Watts on Why Poetry's So-Called Shortcomings Might Be Its Greatest Strengths
    March 02, 2022

    Carl Watts on Why Poetry's So-Called Shortcomings Might Be Its Greatest Strengths

    It's easy to imagine the scene: at a poetry reading (pre-pandemic), an open mic-er ascends to the stage, taps the microphone, and announces with aplomb, "I just wrote this five minutes ago." Cue the ...

  • "Maximum Curiosity and Maximum Respect" Susan Glickman's Collected Essays are a Hymn to Thoughtful Literary Criticism
    "Maximum Curiosity and Maximum Respect" Susan Glickman's Collected Essays are a Hymn to Thoughtful Literary Criticism
    November 24, 2021

    "Maximum Curiosity and Maximum Respect" Susan Glickman's Collected Essays are a Hymn to Thoughtful Literary Criticism

    For those who worry that thoughtful, long-form literary criticism is becoming a thing of the past, Susan Glickman's Artful Flight (forthcoming from the Porcupine's Quill; available for pre-order now) ...

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