The Whiting Foundation regrets the passing of gifted poet and teacher C.D. Wright, Whiting 1989, whose work “belongs to a school of exactly one.” (Joel Brouwer, New York Times Book Review)

Rivera discusses the role of Colombian music in his latest play, Another Word for Beauty, and theater's power to reveal “flesh, blood, and soul."

Sante tells the blog about collecting photos from flea markets and eBay for his latest work, The Other Paris, and analyzes the reasons “nostalgia is impossible to avoid.”

Nottage and Parks, the only two African American women to win Pulitzer Prizes, discuss why 9/11 impacted their work and how they stay creatively nourished.

Fiction by McKnight, “Far Enough," and “The Plunge," Meyer’s essay about an encounter with Chinese police, are included in the Winter 2015/16 issue.

On the latest episode of TalkShop, Robinson speaks with fellow writer Ron Currie Jr. about the difficulty of composing second novels and the “exclusive empathetic power of fiction.”

Slate profiles the use of race and religion in McCrae's "unusually alive" work.

In Literati Quarterly, a new poem by Peirce explores encounters with grief and asks, "If only we hadn't killed someone/but who.”

Brown discusses his required reading list and why writing poetry taught him how to pray.

Gurira discusses how being a playwright improves her acting and the need for more theater roles for women of color.