“What Makes a Life?” Contributors Michael Dhyne and Dean Rader Discuss the work of Cy Twombly, Fathers, and Loss
In this dual interview, poets Michael Dhyne and Dean Rader discuss their shared fascination with the artwork of Cy Twombly.
Pas de Deux
Contributors Shena McAuliffe and Tessa Yang’s Dual Interview
Authors of two recent story collections interview each other about genre decisions, the surprises and delights of publication, and how they define success.
Pas de Deux: Weiss & Pearson
Yesterday, we featured the first part of our pas de deux between authors Joanna Pearson and Jillian Weiss, whose story and essay have eerily similar content, with both references to the devil and to kids in care of the state/foster system.
Pas de Deux: Pearson & Weiss
When we realized we’d be publishing both Joanna Pearson’s story “The Films of Roman Polanski” and Jillian Weiss’s essay “Invisible Man Asshole,” we knew we wanted the two pieces in conversation together
Pas de Deux: Parry & Leegant
Welcome to the adagio movement of our Pas de Deux between fiction writers and 11.1 contributors Leslie Parry and Joan Leegant. Read on to witness these virtuosos pirouetting around such topics as adapting fairy tale motifs in contemporary literature, the advantages of dramatic action in short fiction, and (a nod to Black Friday) the dangers …
Pas de Deux: Leegant & Parry
Welcome back to another dynamic performance of our double-interview feature Pax de Deux, this time between fiction writers and 11.1 contributors Joan Leegant and Leslie Parry (about whose story “Vogelsong” Brenda Peynado wrote a glowing appreciation last week). Scroll down to view the entrée of this two-part duet, in which the dancers brisé across such …
Pas de Deux: Phillips & Snider
And now for Part Deux of the exchange between Carl Phillips—on his poem “Hold Tight”—and Bruce Snider—on “Creation Myth”—both published in CR 11.1. Happy reading! Carl Phillips: Your poem works largely by juxtaposition, the largeness of an Indiana dusk, next to the specificity of Aunt Bev’s crocheted oven mitt, moths beside meth labs, a lynching …
Pas de Deux: Snider & Phillips
Welcome back to the CR dance-party the hipster kids are calling Pas de Deux, our two-part interview exchange between recent contributors. In this encounter, Bruce Snider asks fellow poet and 11.1 contributor Carl Phillips how his poem “Hold Tight” transitioned from a squiggle on a bev-nap to the polished tour de force we’re proud to …
Pas de Deux: Hoyt & Silver
And now for part deux of the danse macabre between Dan Hoyt and Doug Silver. (And a BONUS for the morbid among you: a list of notable people throughout history who were beheaded, “arranged alphabetically by country or region and with date of decapitation.”) Douglas Silver: The opening sentence in “Here I Am”—They came for …
News from the Crypt
Hey, CR followers. We’re breaking our summer skeleton-crew silence with a reminder, an update, and a treat. First, don’t forget our summer contest. There’s some lovely moolah attached to the Schiff Prizes—and even if the eds don’t pick your piece to win, they may still want to publish it at our usual per-page rate ($30 …