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In our latest Small Press Points installment, we spotlight Lost Kite Editions, a press launched earlier this year that grew out of a partnership between writers incarcerated in Minnesota prisons and non-incarcerated writers from the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. at.pw.org/LostKiteEdit...

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 6h

“Now I view silence as a volcanic pressure that eventually erupts. I feed my silent self by paying reverent attention to the silent world around me,” writes Elizabeth Metzger, author of The Going Is Forever (@milkweededitions.bsky.social). Read on: at.pw.org/WRMetzger

An author photo of Elizabeth Metzger on the right and the Writers Recommend graphic on the left.

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 29/09/2026

“This life was unexpected. I told myself that I could not be so afraid of judgment that I would hold back. And so I did not.” Author Min Jin Lee on how a medical cure subsequently shifted her outlook on writing: at.pw.org/MinJinLee

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 29/09/2026

“Sometimes I know I need to just observe and live life and let the writing come later.” For this week’s #TenQuestions, Tomas Moniz discusses writing his new novel, The King of Aloe Vera, out now from Algonquin Books. Read more: at.pw.org/10q4moniz.

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 29/09/2026

#ClipOfTheDay: In this WIRED interview, Emily St. John Mandel discusses how the current political climate in America informed the speculative catastrophe in her new novel, Exit Party. Watch: at.pw.org/ExitParty

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 28/09/2026

Deesha Philyaw breaks down how to approach intimate scenes in a book: “Just like it’s boring if the characters have the same conversation or argument again and again, they also can’t have the same sex. The dynamic has to change the way their relationship is changing…” at.pw.org/RadicallyEnt...

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 28/09/2026

“Several revolutions make a final electric charge feel even more earned.” In this week’s #CraftCapsule, Jill Bialosky encourages poets to let truth surprise them in the writing process. at.pw.org/BialoskyCC1

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 26/09/2026

#PWFictionPrompt: Try to carve out a few hours this week to spend engaged in an activity that is very different from your usual working environment and write a series of flash fiction pieces inspired by your time spent “outside.” #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/WorkingOutside

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 26/09/2026

#ClipOfTheDay: In this Green Apple Books event, Black Ocean celebrates its twentieth anniversary with readings from authors Carrie Olivia Adams, Kristin George Bagdanov, Nathan Hoks, and Zachary Schomburg. Watch: at.pw.org/BlackOcean20

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 25/09/2026

The Time Is Now to spark your writing! This week we recommend a classic guide to crafting the poetic voice by the late Tony Hoagland, and #PWWritingPrompts on personal museums, role reversals, and comfort reads. Read more: at.pw.org/TTIN

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 25/09/2026

Welcome fall by curling up with two notable poetry collections from our new #PageOne installment: Otherwhere: New and Selected Poems, 1976–2026 (Scribner) by Carolyn Forché and Staying Still (Tin House) by Hieu Minh Nguyen. Learn about these and ten other exciting titles: at.pw.org/PageOne2026x5

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 24/09/2026

“My goal has always been to write the strongest poems I can and to create space for other young people…. The title is important, but the community behind it is what gives it meaning.” Read more of our interview with Daniel Umemezie, the national youth poet laureate: at.pw.org/DanielUmemezie

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 24/09/2026

#ClipOfTheDay: In this episode of the Fashion Neurosis podcast hosted by Bella Freud, Leïla Slimani talks about the dangers of gaining recognition as a writer and discovering the timelessness of literature through Dostoevsky and Tolstoy as a child. Watch: at.pw.org/Slimani

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 23/09/2026

#NewNonfiction “There is no secret sauce, no correct lighting, no perfect monitor. There was a heating pad on my back because my body ached. There were several drinks on my desk. Leftover, half-eaten snacks.” Debut author Elena Dudum on the reality of the writing process: at.pw.org/ElenaDudum

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 23/09/2026

“Invest emotionally in the secondary characters. They don’t have to spend as much time on the stage as your main players but they have to be compelling.“ More from Dawn Davis, SVP of 37 Ink, an imprint of Simon & Schuster: at.pw.org/AERDavis

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 22/09/2026

“I have memories I’m not ready to abandon to the vault. My preferred literary techniques don’t accept the truth without suspicion, and in turn I notice what my memories obstruct.” #NewNonfiction Joseph Trinidad speaks to the beauty and difficulty of essay writing. at.pw.org/JosephTrinidad

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 22/09/2026

For this week’s #TenQuestions, Kiki Petrosino dives into the process of writing her new collection, Perfect Italian, out now from Sarabande Books. “Writing in syllabics became my ritual. It allowed for the space of the page to hold me.” Read more: at.pw.org/10q4petrosino.

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 22/09/2026

#ClipOfTheDay: In this Book Passage event, Téa Obreht reads from her fourth novel, Sunrise (Random House), and talks about her fascination with the American West after growing up in the former Yugoslavia in a conversation with Parini Shroff. Watch: at.pw.org/Sunrise

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 21/09/2026

#NewNonfiction author Megan O’Grady writes about the process behind her debut, How It Feels to Be Alive, for our latest issue: “I began to envision a more intuitive and open-ended inquiry, one that encircled art and life, looking within before angling outward.” Read on: at.pw.org/MeganOGrady

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 19/09/2026

#PWPoetryPrompt: Try writing your own cento, sampling verses from diverse time periods, styles, and subject matter, and citing your sources at the end. #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/Cento

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 19/09/2026

#ClipOfTheDay: In this episode of Literary Hub’s Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast cohosted by Christian Barter, Jennifer Maritza McCauley, and Whitney Terrell, author Claudia Rankine discusses how current political crises inspired her new book, Triage (Graywolf Press). Watch: at.pw.org/Triage

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 18/09/2026

The Time Is Now to spark your writing! This week we recommend a classic craft book on the art of writing nonfiction by Vivian Gornick, and #PWWritingPrompts on directives, believable mysticism, and transformations. Read more: at.pw.org/TTIN

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 18/09/2026

In our magazine pages, noted agent Kate McKean addresses writing in more than one discipline. “I definitely could have used some of this advice myself back when I was sending out my first queries.” Read her responses to the most commonly asked questions: at.pw.org/MultiGenreWr...

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 17/09/2026

For our new issue, nonfiction writer Joe Wilkins highlights journals that have published his essays about mountain meadows, childhood, and his “coming into being through place,” including Orion Magazine, River Teeth, the Georgia Review, and others. Read on: at.pw.org/JoeWilkins

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 17/09/2026

#ClipOfTheDay: In this Politics and Prose event, Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn reads from their second essay collection, I Have This Thing for Flowers: Essays on the Roots of Relationships, and discusses how researching about flowers helped structure their personal experiences. Watch: at.pw.org/Sawchyn

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 16/09/2026

“I don’t have an MFA, and at fifty-three it’s unlikely that I ever will. I have had to find other ways to make my writing life sustainable and enriching.” Aimee Seiff Christian speaks to how the right writers group can keep a literary life afloat. Read on: at.pw.org/ShowingUp

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 16/09/2026

“My first stories for my introductory and intermediate workshops were written on this machine…using a keyboard whose particular clicks and clacks became wedded to the experience,” writes Afsheen Farhadi, author of False Prophet (@melvillehouse.bsky.social). More: at.pw.org/WRFarhadi

An author photo of Afsheen Farhadi on the right and the Writers Recommend graphic on the left.

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 15/09/2026

“I was writing about broken systems…and erasure, but I wasn’t writing about the boy who wanted to be loved by his parents, or the teenager yearning for ‘normal’ dates, or the man figuring out how to exist as a sexual being.” Phill Branch on the role of introspection in writing. at.pw.org/PhillBranch

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 15/09/2026

“I got interested in writing sentences, in seeing what the sentence could do as opposed to the line.” For this week’s #TenQuestions, Brittany Perham discusses experimenting with prose in her new memoir, Executrix, out now from the University of Georgia Press. Read more: at.pw.org/10q4perham.

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 15/09/2026

#ClipOfTheDay: In this episode of Poured Over: The Barnes & Noble Podcast hosted by Miwa Messer, Ed Park reads from his hybrid memoir, Three Tenses: A Transmission From the Nineties, and reminisces about his time working as a literary editor at the Village Voice. Watch: at.pw.org/ParkThreeTen...

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 14/09/2026

In our new issue, Deesha Philyaw speaks with Brian Gresko about her second book of fiction, The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman—a withering critique of church and patriarchy dressed up as a witty, dramatic page-turner. Learn more: at.pw.org/RadicallyEnt...

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 14/09/2026

“Some movements take place in a relative instant; others unfold across billions of years.” In this week’s #CraftCapsule, Kazim Ali invites poets to embark on an experimental dance and embodied writing exercise. at.pw.org/AliCC3

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 12/09/2026

#PWNonfictionPrompt: Write an essay about rewatching your favorite shows. Do you encounter something new each time or find comfort in reliving the same emotions? #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/Rewatch

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 12/09/2026

#ClipOfTheDay: Produced by PBS American Masters, this documentary celebrates the life and career of Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Mary Oliver, and interviews Stephen Colbert, Nick Flynn, Donika Kelly, and other artists who have been influenced by her work. Watch: at.pw.org/MaryOliverDoc

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 11/09/2026

The Time Is Now to spark your writing! This week we recommend a collection of lectures on the American literary canon by Toni Morrison, and #PWWritingPrompts on familects, quiet moments, and mix tapes. Read more: at.pw.org/TTIN

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 11/09/2026

On the lookout for intriguing fiction titles? We’ve got you covered! Peruse our latest #PageOne to read the opening lines of The Disappearers by Marlon James, Let All Our Ghosts Depart by Meghana Mysore, Daytona Teddy Riggs by Drew Buxton, and more. Dig in: at.pw.org/PageOne2026x5

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 10/09/2026

“Most of us hold within our minds at least one cherished book we believe should be a classic. But that designation can feel exclusive, even preordained,” begins Bareerah Y. Ghani in our latest issue. Read on to learn about a new imprint redefining the literary canon. at.pw.org/RedefiningCa...

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 10/09/2026

#ClipOfTheDay: In this Fine Arts Work Center event in Provincetown, Massachusetts, Hieu Minh Nguyen reads a selection of poems from his third collection, Staying Still (Tin House), alongside author Lydi Conklin and photographer Ron Amato. Watch: at.pw.org/FAWC

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 10/09/2026

Join us in two weeks for a celebration of The New Nonfiction 2026 with a virtual reading by all five debut authors followed by a conversation with senior editor India Lena González. This free event will be held on Wednesday, September 23, at 7 PM ET. Learn more at.pw.org/NewNonfictio...

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 09/09/2026

“In today’s economy, moving to another location and living off a graduate-student stipend in hopes of landing one of the ever-scarcer creative writing professor jobs seems less and less appealing….” Jessica Goudeau reassesses an underappreciated program model: the low-res MFA. at.pw.org/LowResMFA

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 08/09/2026

“I spent the next twenty years ﬁguring out my context. Creative nonfiction became the genre wide enough to include the stories and poetry I was already writing.” #NewNonfiction author Nita Noveno for our latest issue. Read more about her journey to publication: at.pw.org/NitaNoveno

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 08/09/2026

For this week’s #TenQuestions, Paisley Rekdal considers the work that went into writing her new poetry collection, Heritance, out now from Copper Canyon Press. “I think it was probably a release to write as myself again.” Read more: bit.ly/10q4rekdal.

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 08/09/2026

#ClipOfTheDay: “There is no price tag on a poem.” In this Poetry in America video, Martín Espada’s poem “Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper” is read and analyzed by economist Justin Wolfers, and the poet talks about the true value of poetry. Watch: at.pw.org/Espada

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 07/09/2026

“My students learn that instead of waiting to be discovered, they need to become discoverable. Instead of hoping for something to happen, they must compel something to happen.” Author Lyzette Wanzer outlines techniques for turning aspirations into deadlines met. at.pw.org/StrategicSub...

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 07/09/2026

“Each player now has the time of one turn of the hourglass to write a couplet or short poem in response.” In this week’s #CraftCapsule, Kazim Ali creates a generative writing board game inspired by Emily Dickinson. at.pw.org/AliCC2

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 05/09/2026

#PWFictionPrompt: Write a story in which a character becomes obsessed with a neighbor’s life. #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/FromMyWindow

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 05/09/2026

#ClipOfTheDay: “The young ask the old to hope. What will you tell them?” In this 2013 Moyers & Company segment, Wendell Berry reads his poem, “A Poem on Hope.” Berry died at the age of ninety-two on August 31. Watch: at.pw.org/APoemOnHope

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 04/09/2026

The Time Is Now to spark your writing! This week we recommend a classic collection of essays celebrating the art of writing by Ursula K. Le Guin, and #PWWritingPrompts on seasonal transitions, phone bans, and unlikely partners. Read more: at.pw.org/TTIN

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 04/09/2026

The Authors Guild recently launched the Human Authored Certification Mark, which seeks to “combat this erosion of trust emerging between the author named on the page and readers.” Adrienne Raphel discusses the latest on AI news in the literary community: at.pw.org/AuthorsGuild...

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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 03/09/2026

Join us on Saturday, September 12 at 12 PM EST for an online introduction to Poets & Writers Groups. Our team will provide a tour of the platform and you’ll also have an opportunity to meet other writers. Visit groups.pw.org to start exploring today and RSVP for the event: at.pw.org/IntroGroupsS...

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