Interviews and Reviews

  • Using the MFA: An Interview with Greg Larson

    Using the MFA: An Interview with Greg Larson

    Using the MFA: An Interview with Greg Larson Greg Larson is an Alumnus of the MFA in Creative Writing Program at Old Dominion University. He is the author of three books: Learn How to Not Suck, Clubbie: A Minor League… Read more

  • Looking Back To Get A Portrait of The World

    Looking Back To Get A Portrait of The World

    Looking Back To Get A Portrait of The World: An Interview with Program Founder Mike Pearson I was Mike Pearson’s student before he retired. We got to see each other again when he read at ODU’s 46th annual Lit Fest,… Read more

  • Craft Chat, An Interview with Brian Turner

    Craft Chat, An Interview with Brian Turner

    Craft Chat, An Interview with Brian Turner By Megan Pastore Brian Turner is the author of five collections of poetry (from Here, Bullet to The Wild Delight of Wild Things) and a memoir (My Life as a Foreign Country). He’s the editor of The Kiss and co-editor of The… Read more

  • On “Kindred Spirits” with Andrew Joseph White

    On “Kindred Spirits” with Andrew Joseph White

    On “Kindred Spirits” with Andrew Joseph White By: Helena Edge Barely South Review had the privilege of sitting down with NYT Bestselling author of Hell Follows With Us, Andrew Joseph White during ODU’s annual Literary Festival. Andrew, a native Virginian,… Read more

  • Cryptic Utopias: An Interview with Solomon Robert Nui Enos

    Cryptic Utopias: An Interview with Solomon Robert Nui Enos

    Solomon Robert Nui Enos is a Native Hawaiian artist, illustrator, and visionary. Born and raised in Makaha Valley (O‘ahu, Hawai‘i), he hails from the well-known Enos ‘ohana and has been making art for more than 30 years.  Papahānaumoku references one of the foundational mo‘olelo… Read more

  • Memory As Rebellion And Discovery: Interview With Marianne Chan

    Memory As Rebellion And Discovery: Interview With Marianne Chan

    By: Jerome Newsome Marianne Chan is a poet and professor, whose work touches on memory, colonialism, and religion. Additionally, she was poetry editor for Split Lip Magazine between 2017 and 2019. She made her debut with her poetry collection, All Heathens. She also has… Read more