September 2017 
Carolyn Kizer and the Liberation of Creative Writing
Annie Finch
Eventually, Kizer would become a serious poet indeed—author of eight original, delightful, and influential books, the kind of poet who can leave lines and phrases echoing in the mind as tangibly and hauntingly as smells or colors.
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An Interview with Gregory Pardlo
Ravi Shankar
At Callaloo we consider that guard a craft issue. This means we are more concerned with how the poet’s relationship to society, and to the world, shows up on the page, how it influences the poet’s imagination...
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Ten Must-Read Latino Books
Michael Dowdy
After all, Latinos have been writing great books for a long time, but these books have rarely (and only recently) been accorded the status of Literature with a capital L, with its attendant awards and prizes.
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Authorial Custody in Poetry
Elizabeth O’Brien
...using evidence of control as a grading metric seems to me to be a sufficiently fair way of superseding matters of personal taste in the classroom...
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The Lives of Others: A Reconsideration of Biography
Joanne B. Mulcahy
Regardless of the form we choose as biographers, we hope for a view that touches, however lightly, that of our subjects.
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The (Magical) Voice of Community in Mark Twain’s The Mysterious Stranger
Jordan Dotson
No matter where the intersection lies between magical realism and the tall tale, Mark Twain’s novella does provide a toolbox of literary craft for such a story.
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An Interview with Jane Smiley
Sarah Anne Johnson
I am always fascinated by how the stories evolve and how the students respond to each other’s analysis. I do not allow them to be judgmental, only analytical.
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