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Kaveh Akbar: an Interview with a Transcendent American Poet
photo credit: Hieu Minh Nguyen An interview by Nishat Ahmed – Barely South Review Poetry Editor As per usual, another day of rain presents itself upon the campus of Old Dominion University. Despite the waterlogged sidewalks and sideways torrents, I can see Kaveh Akbar making his way towards Borjo Coffeehouse, the unofficial haven for most… Read more
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Living Brave, Writing Braver: an Interview with Jon Sands
By Samia Ahmed Jon Sands is a poet and fiction writer. In 2018, he was a winner of the National Poetry Series, selected for his second book, It’s Not Magic (Beacon Press, 2019). He is the author of The New Clean (Write Bloody Publishing, 2011), and the co-host of The Poetry Gods Podcast. His work… Read more
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Flash Fiction: An Interview with Teague von Bohlen
Teague von Bohlen runs the Creative Writing program at the University of Colorado Denver, where he also serves as Fiction Editor for the literary magazine Copper Nickel and the Faculty Adviser for the student newspaper The Sentry. He’s a regular contributor to the Denver alt-weekly Westword, and his short fiction has been nationally published, most recently in Saranac Review and Hobart. His first novel, The… Read more
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Theater and Creative Writing
By Will Yarbrough Ellen McLaughlin has worked extensively in regional and New York theater, both as an actor and as a playwright. Acting work includes originating the part of the Angel in Angels in America, playing the role in workshops and regional productions through its Broadway run in 1993-1994. She is the recipient of the Writer’s… Read more
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That’s What Makes It Worthwhile: An Interview with Olivia Laing
By Tarin Kovalik Olivia Laing was Old Dominion University’s 2017 Fall Writer-in-Residence. She is the author of To The River, The Trip to Echo Spring, and most recently, The Lonely City. Laing is also a columnist and lecturer. I had the pleasure of interviewing Laing for the ODU 40th Annual Literary Festival. TK: Where do… Read more
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Words on Writing a Novel from Kaitlyn Greenidge
By Raoul Lobo Kaitlyn Greenidge has an MFA graduate from Hunter College, and she teaches at Syracuse University. Her acclaimed debut novel We Love You Charlie Freeman has been called, ‘a provocative and compelling exploration of America’s failure to find a language to talk about race.’ The book follows an African American family that moves… Read more