Poet Laureate
Congratulations to our very own Tracy K. Smith who was appointed 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States!
Chicago Sun Times
Joy Harjo on how her Native American roots, her family, and her hardships lead her to where she is today.
Salon Talks
Amber Tamblyn says being a mom in Trump’s America has “radically changed” her activist side.
VICE Magazine
Garth Greenwell discusses queer literature with Vice, emphasizing how important its presence is to our society.
Guernica Magazine
Osama Alomar on censorship and the safety of metaphor: I always used metaphors. Maybe this style protected me.
Director’s Cut
Noah Hutton sits down with Wisconsin Public Television for a closer look at his film Deep Time.
Poetry Foundation
Joy Harjo discusses the intersection of poetry and music, as well as women’s rights and Indigenous rights movements.
Princess of Asturias
Polish essayist and poet Adam Zagajewski has been granted the 2017 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature.
Bustle
Ocean Vuong’s Night Sky With Exit Wounds included among 11 Immigrant Authors Who Are Transforming Literature.
Huffington Post
Anis Mojgani opened the WorkHuman 2017 conference with an invocation to bring the whole self to work.