“Our Favorite Things”: Katherine E. Young and Natalya Sukhonos Discuss New Poetry Collections
Russophone-connected writers Young and Sukhonos present alternating interviews in this fascinating piece from literary blog, Punctured Lines.
Watch or read this alternating interview between poet and translator Katherine E. Young and Natalya Sukhonos both of which release new collections of original poetry this year. The interview is published by literary blog Punctured Lines.
Young's Woman Drinking Absinthe was launched last Saturday and has since been garnering rave reviews across the web. WDA explores experience, specifically female experience, through a folkloric and impressionistic aesthetic utilizing at once the paintings of Manet, the classic horror tale of Bluebeard, and Euclidean geometry to draw complex portraits which transcend period, region, and genre. Read some of her poems here.
Sukhonos brings her immense poetic and empathic talent to themes of motherhood and loss in her newest collection, A Stranger Home published by Moon Pie Press. She also draws a strong sense of place by exploring "locales ranging from Odessa to San Francisco."
Episode 15 of LFTRR Examines Kickass Female Characters in Three Novels
James J. Patterson extends his string of excellent episodes concerning women writers of literature. On this, the fifteenth(!) episode of LFTRR, he looks at three contemporary novels dear to his heart, all of which feature strong-willed female characters.
Elizabeth Hazen on (Blog) Tour: A Look Back at GIRLS LIKE US Blog Tour
Blog Tours have become a necessity for many in the age of C19. A look back at Elizabeth Hazen’s blog tour for her recent collection “Girls Like Us.”
Rose Solari Opens up about Publishing and Writing in the era of COVID 19
Kathy Rampsberger conducts this honest and intimate interview with Rose Solari, covering topics in art and publishing which are relevnt to now.