The Poetics of Place: On Writing Memory as Imagination Place lives half in the imagination. We hold place in the palms of memory and expectation; it’s never quite how we remember it or what we wish it. We don’t see …
On Place: Stacey Balkun Read more »
Of all the poems I’ve written, the ones I like the best are always strongly linked to landscapes whose scenes inspired me. Early in my writing career, it was the American Southwest – its desolation and resolute grit. As I’ve …
On Place: Emily Pinkerton Read more »
It is widely–and correctly–said that the capital of the United States is two cities. One is official Washington, the realm of official and unofficial power brokers and diplomats, and the parts of city where they live if they don’t commute from …
On Place: J. D. Smith Read more »
Prison. Jail. The Pen. Behind Bars. The Big House. Lockup. The Clink. Correctional Facilities, all, by many names. No matter how you refer to them, their goals are the same – to deny freedom of movement, to punish, and to …
On Place: Rachel Cupelo Read more »
Setting is hugely important to me, and it’s always the first place I start when thinking up a new story. I’m a firm believer that the setting can anchor the plot—and the more realistic the setting is, the more readers …
On Place: Madeline Dyer Read more »