Blurred Lines: As We Know by Amaranth Borsuk and Andy Fitch
Gina Myers03.18.15
As We Know redefines the writer/editor relationship by blurring all boundaries between them. Gina Myers reviews.
Writers vs. Writers: Blazers / Wolves
Hanif Abdurraqib & Mike Young03.17.15
In this inaugural edition of Writers vs Writers, poet and Portland Trailblazers fan Mike Young battles against poet and Minnesota Timberwolves fan Hanif Abdurraqib.
Grand Rapids: a constellation of pieces that tells one true story
Henry Hoke03.16.15
A personal essay from Henry Hoke. “I obey and the horse walks beside me, parallel / we head south”
Protocollage
Jessica Marsh03.12.15
“The wave just below itself. The wave with a tunnel. The story about never being refused.” A cryptic and stunning new poem from Jessica Marsh, selected by Spring poetry editor, Louise Mathias.
What About Nathan? On Top Dogs, Underdogs, and Sore Losers
Lucy Tiven03.12.15
What is an underdog? What is a sore loser? Where do either fit into our contemporary consciousness? Lucy Tiven considers these questions and others in relation to Nathan the Bloodhound, Elvis Presley, Kanye, Paul Gösch, and the author herself.
AFTERMATH
Gary J. Shipley03.11.15
“I’m so ruined that the woman looking out to sea has a clown’s nose and a big fuck-off grin. That’s how much I’ve invested in the unreality of joy.” Jarring new short fiction from Gary J. Shipley.
Painters Probably Have Their Own Challenges: An Interview with Bruce Covey
Daniel Beauregard03.10.15
Daniel Beauregard sits down with poet and publisher of Coconut Books, Bruce Covey, for a discussion on reading, the machinery of poetry, and his latest book, Change Machine, as well as two new poems.
Existentialism at Fifteen Baby-And-Me Movies
Sara Finnerty03.09.15
Sara Finnerty on watching movies last year with her new baby, and the associated sadness/lonliness/bliss of the first few months of motherhood.
Stray
Rae Gouirand03.06.15
“One cannot leave / the same way twice.” A new poem by Rae Gouirand, selected by Spring poetry editor, Louise Mathias.
The Dodos vs. Crunge
Weston Cutter03.05.15
Weston Cutter reviews the new Dodos album, Individ, while considering what made the band’s breakthrough, Visiter, so strange and glorious and good.
