By Patrick McGinty In the months since his passing, I have been recommending Stone to students for the same reasons I have been re-reading him: it is thrilling, at any age, to find a voice that has been eagerly awaiting the completion of your training—to, in effect, be confronted by your own preparedness.
Propeller Q&A How does a writer combine an inquiry into motorcycles, physics, and the self? Lily Brooks-Dalton chatted with us about these issues and the development of the manuscript that would become her debut book.
Propeller Q&A In his latest novel, M. Allen Cunningham dared himself to trust readers "not only to bring themselves to the story and to stay with it, but to complete it by their own means."
Reviews, reflections, conversations.
In the months since his passing, I have been recommending Stone to students for the same reasons I have been re-reading him: it is thrilling, at any age, to find a voice that... more
How does a writer combine an inquiry into motorcycles, physics, and the self? Lily Brooks-Dalton chatted with us about these issues and the development of the manuscript that would become her debut book. more
In his latest novel, M. Allen Cunningham dared himself to trust readers "not only to bring themselves to the story and to stay with it, but to complete it by their own means." more
In his latest book, Tim Parks digs into the emptiness, fraudulence, and impossibilities of producing literature. more
Kevin Larimer is the Editor in Chief of Poets & Writers. He holds a degree in journalism and received his MFA in poetry from the Iowa Writers Workshop, where he was the poetry editor of the Iowa Review. more
Art form of the twentieth century.
Notes on film and culture at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in Bucheon, South Korea, where the festival slogan is "Super Fantastic!" more
Investigations and lived experience.
Your mom turned seventy. She doesn't have a bucket list to cross off. She says she enjoys her days. Her toast and cheese and coffee. Her morning paper. In this way, she appears Zen. Comfortable. Your mom wants to appear Zen, wants to believe she is Zen, but she is not Zen. more
Did Verizon just run a national television ad that says they believe dumb people will keep running to them to get screwed? more
Language, pushed.
Your browser does not support the video tag. This six-minute time-lapse shows a progression (in painted words) through Lauren Haldeman's poem "The Size" from her collection Calenday.
Reports from court and field.
A mysterious stranger disrupted a Denver Broncos time out in 1989, said odd things, and then disappeared. Has the mystery finally been solved? more
By Patrick McGinty
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