Interview
“This poem was the culmination of many different conversations, each discussing systemic inequalities and the way they’ve been upheld over time. These discussions framed the way I thought of colonialism, or what once was, and coloniality, or what persists, and how this [cycle] continually serves power dynamics that have persisted for generations.” On the blog, Leela Raj-Sankar speaks to Mariya Kika on her poem “Vengeance.”
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“I think my experience with acute illness returned me to the more primal aspects of poetry. Once I got out the nitty gritty details, I sought solace in something that feels more akin to song.” On the blog, Zoe Elisabeth interviews Nicole Callihan.
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“How would a Midwestern girl experience jealousy? And how would that Midwestern girl experience that jealousy if she also happened to be Filipina American? What if she was an eldest daughter, or an academic achiever, or a chronic people pleaser?” On the blog, Saturne Browne interviews Bea Bolongaita on her new chapbook, The Tomato Woman (Sunset Press, 2023).
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Recently, Leela Raj-Sankar chatted with Carina Solis about the process behind her poem “American Dream,” published in Rust & Moth, which you can read here. This interview is part of “How I Wrote This,” a new series where Leela interviews poets about the process, inspiration, and influences behind their writing.
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We’re excited to welcome Maria Gray as COUNTERCLOCK Journal’s next Managing Editor! Maria is a poet from Portland, Oregon, currently based in central Maine. Her microchapbook “Universal Red” was released this summer by Ghost City Press; individual poems are forthcoming from or published in Best New Poets, The Columbia Review, The Lumiere Review, and others.
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“I want to wander; I believe it’s in my bones, and how do we wander when we need to stay primarily in one place?” On the blog, Heather Qin interviews Hari Alluri on his new chapbook, Our Echo of Sudden Mercy (Next Page Press, 2022).
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“I think one of the scariest things to me about The Poetry World is how often many poets, especially academic poets, turn to physical violence as shorthand without thinking critically about it … I think we owe it to ourselves to really interrogate our relationship with metaphorical violence.” On the blog, Bella Rotker interviews Gaia Rajan on her new chapbook, Killing It (Black Lawrence Press, 2022).
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