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Alyse Knorr Interview for MiniGames Issue

An interview with poet and author Alyse Knorr about her roles in the literary industry and her love for video games.

Book Review: Shouting at Crows by Sadie Maskery

Poetry Collection Halina Stone December 7th, 2022 When the average person thinks of poetry, they start having war flashbacks to their high school English class. They imagine being forced to read the works of long-dead stuffy old men who wrote in a version of English so antiquated that it might as well have been writtenContinue reading “Book Review: Shouting at Crows by Sadie Maskery”

Let’s Talk: Publishing Master’s Degrees with Tommy Blake

Interviewer: Melissa Ashley HernandezApril 26th, 2022 Tommy Blake​ (they/them) is the Editor-in-Chief & Founder of the winnow, poetry editor of Dollar Store Magazine, a poetry reader for Persephone’s Daughters, and a poetry reader for Variant Literature. They have a BA in English Literature from Waynesburg University and an MS in Publishing from New York University:Continue reading “Let’s Talk: Publishing Master’s Degrees with Tommy Blake”

Let’s Talk: MFA’s with Jared Beloff

Welcome to the first video podcast of the Let’s Talk Series! This Let’s Talk, we have a discussion with published poet (and repeat contributor) Jared Beloff about his thoughts on whether or not a writer needs an MFA to be successful. You can follow Jared on Twitter: @Read_Instead

Let’s Talk: How Instapoetry Functions

Ada Wofford, Senior EditorApril 30th, 2021 Part Five             In our last installment we look at how exactly Instapoetry functions, what new trails are being blazed, and wrap up with a final conclusion. I hope you enjoyed this series and that you found some of the information presented here useful. A full bibliography can beContinue reading “Let’s Talk: How Instapoetry Functions”

Let’s Talk: Criticisms of Instapoetry

Ada Wofford, Senior EditorApril 22nd, 2021 Part Four             In this installment, I look at some of the criticisms of Instapoetry, including my own. I also pull from establish critics and academics, such as James Longenbach, because I want to illustrate the broader conversation on poetry that I am participating in when I write aboutContinue reading “Let’s Talk: Criticisms of Instapoetry”

Let’s Talk: Rupi Kaur and Instapoetry

Ada Wofford, Senior EditorApril 16th, 2021 Part Three             Rupi Kaur is easily the most famous Instapoet in the world. A 2018 article in The Atlantic titled, “How Instagram Saved Poetry,” explores Rupi Kaur’s immense success and the new direction of poetry: Rupi Kaur is a case study in how dramatically the world of poetryContinue reading “Let’s Talk: Rupi Kaur and Instapoetry”

Let’s Talk: Alt-Lit

Ada Wofford, Senior EditorApril 7th, 2021 Part Two             Alt-Lit was born out of blog and Tumblr culture in the late ’00s. Although this culture began online and had an international reach, it’s primary physical location would have to be New York. The genre references internet culture heavily, often eschewing capitalization and punctuation; the wayContinue reading “Let’s Talk: Alt-Lit”