Rhythm and roots mark Major Jackson’s poetry as he reaches back to the foundations of the form.
By Julie Krug | Published: April 5, 2016
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While penning a response to a national crisis, two young adult authors developed a friendship and taught each other about craft.
Published: January 21, 2016
Novelist Hannah Pittard reads her work aloud to establish a graceful rhythm and evocative mood.
By Sarah C. Lange | Published: January 5, 2016
5 more young writers putting their mark on the writing world.
By Meredith Quinn, managing editor | Published: November 20, 2015
“If you can come up with some elaborate descriptive phrase or musical combination of words no one else could possibly come up with, congratulations. But that doesn’t mean you should use it.”
By Gabriel Packard | Published: November 19, 2015
In The Writer Interview, Mary Gordon talks with editor Alicia Anstead about crafting scenes and dissects a paragraph from her book “The Liar’s Wife.”
By Alicia Anstead | Published: August 19, 2015
NaNoWriMo executive director Grant Faulkner shares how crafting short shorts can open a big world.
By Grant Faulkner | Published: June 23, 2015
Choose words for sound. Improve your Alice Effect.
By Jack Hamann | Published: May 26, 2015
Break the rules and discover a new truth.
By Alicia Anstead | Published: May 28, 2014
Poet Dana Gioia explains his approach to making work stronger and richer.
By Dana Gioia | Published: April 10, 2013
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