Impossible Walks: An Interview with Kathleen Rooney
“As citizens, we all have to reach out and try to be compassionate and kind, and to make sure we are working for a better existence for everybody all the time.”
Interviews
Language, Place, and the Remarkable In-between: An Interview with Laura Esther Wolfson
By Sarah Sala
“While my writing is autobiographical, I don’t feel beholden to the facts because I’m using the materials of my life to create a story. The purpose is not to tell people that this is what happened, nor should people read my work in order to find out about my life. I want people to read these essays as works of literature, stories.”
Sharing the Unspoken: An Interview with Shamel Pitts and Mirelle Martins
“I knew that a vital part of my life’s purpose was to dance. It is my lifeline, actually. Dancing allows me to share things unseen, unspoken.”
On “Daybed”: An Interview with Zach Savich
“One thing I did while writing this book was to try to imagine what it would mean if this world—with all its horrors, sufferings, reasons to turn away—were Paradise. That’s not a logical thought or a purely “positive” one. Among other places, it took me to Blake, in whose work affirmation and annihilation often mix.”
“The Way I Feel the World”: An Interview with Lawrence Joseph
I was born into a Detroit that was the fourth largest city in the United States, one of America’s greatest and most important cities.
