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"for duke ellington" Republished in HillRag Reuben Jackson's ode and elegy to The Duke is republished by Karen Lyon in HillRag Reuben Jackson's classic poem from his second collection scattered clouds is republished by Karen Lyon of HillRag. Above, listen to audio of the poet performing his poem and follow this link to read it in HillRag. Also, consider picking up a copy of Reuben's collection, scattered clouds, of which Sami Miranda writes, "Reading this collection is like going to a concert: the whole orchestra is here and each poem is a solo that fits perfectly into the … [Read more...]

Ukrainian Poem of War Translated by Katherine E. Young From the LA Review of Books: a poem of war by Ukraine's Iya Kiva, "The Year of Ukraine" Read the full poem here. excerpt follows. "Ukraine's Iya Kiva (b. 1984) is no stranger to war. In 2014, the Maidan Revolution in Ukraine saw a Russian-backed incumbent ousted from Ukraine's presidency; soon after, Russia forcibly annexed Crimea. Kiva's hometown of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine also became a battlefield. A number of Kiva's friends and acquaintances perished, while Kiva was personally threatened for speaking out about the war and … [Read more...]

Saida Agostini Discusses her New Collection with Paul T Corrigan Poet, Saida Agostini, goes in-depth with Paul T Corrigan about her new collection Let the Dead in (ASP 2022) Order let the dead in Follow Saida on Twitter Saida Agostini's new collection, let the dead in, will launch on March 26th, 2022. You can pre-order your copy here. Also, catch her and others at AWP (booth 762), and see her read from her work on March 25th at the Asian Art Initiative (a short walk from AWP). You can follow Saida on Twitter here. Paul T. Corrigan is a Visiting Assistant Professor of … [Read more...]

Watch Dave Housley's Craft Chat at the Writer's Center (full video) The Other Ones author, Dave Housley, discusses plotting, writing with a full-time job, and reads from his new novel Order The Other Ones Follow Dave Housley And catch Dave reading an early chapter of The Other Ones here: … [Read more...]

Dave Housley Talks Craft and Kraft with Hobart Lit Journal The Other Ones author sits down with ASP's own Hannah Grieco (for Hobart) to discuss some of the food-based inspiration for his new novel In a new interview with Hobart Literary Journal, Dave Housley breaks down the role of food in his new darkly comedic office novel The Other Ones. In a section of extended metaphor, Housley describes TOO as if it were a recipe, and in another section assigns a snack to each of the characters in the office. The interview is conducted by ASP's own Hannah Grieco. Read the full interview HERE. An … [Read more...]