Amy Schrader
Q&A: Paisley Rekdal on How We See Ourselves
Paisley Rekdal is most recently the author of “Animal Eye,” her fourth book of poems, and “Intimate: An American Family Photo Album,” which considers the stories of photographer Edward Curtis and his Native American...
A Brave New World Online A Poet Envisions Our Future Today
Cathy Park Hong’s third volume of poems, “Engine Empire,” reads like a primer for the modern world. It is a book of contradictions, sweeping and shuddering landscapes, varying forms and conditions. The poems reveal,...
What Have You Done To Our Ears to Make Us Hear Echoes?
Arlene Kim’s first book of poems, “What Have You Done To Our Ears To Make Us Hear Echoes?” is a wide-ranging collection that includes sonnets, prose poems, free verse, and a poem constructed through...
How Do I Begin? A Hmong American Literary Anthology
In his introduction to this collection of Hmong American writing, Burlee Vang gives us an idea of why this book is a particularly important one. Given that Hmong history and culture has been passed...
Words Nearest to the Heart – The Poetry of Shin Yu Pai
The title of Shin Yu Pai’s most recent book belies the deftness and flexibility of the poems within. While the poems might resemble gemstones (such as diamonds) in luster, they do not share the...
Oliver Del La Paz Poetry
An award-winning poet captures the depth of small-town life and self-reflection in an acclaimed new work.
Loveliest Grotesque
Grotesque, from the Old Italian grottesca (feminine of grottesco, from grotta), literally means “cave painting”. It refers to a style of art that blends human and animal forms, resulting in a fantastical distortion of...
Loveliest Grotesque
Beppu’s art will be at the UW Tower until the third week of June. Admission is free.
Poetry in Motion
Amy: Your new book of poems is The Ginkgo Light. Many of the poems in the book feel panoramic to me. Diverse speakers cast their eyes over various landscapes, in many...
Poetry in Motion
Amy: Your new book of poems is The Ginkgo Light. Many of the poems in the book feel panoramic to me. Diverse speakers cast their eyes over various landscapes, in many...