At one point in Mark Yakich’s Poetry: A Survivor’s Guide, this instruction: “Work on one poem at a sitting. You most likely are distracted all day by all kinds of information…” …is followed directly by: “Work on multiple poems at a sitting. You will invariably circle around the same preoccupations at any given moment…” While … Bringing poetry down from a pedestal: an interview with Mark Yakich
Loyola University New Orleans professor Christopher Schaberg and Georgia Tech professor Ian Bogost are co-editors of Object Lessons, an online essay series published by the Atlantic and print book series published by Bloomsbury. Christopher Schaberg answered Room 220’s questions about the series and a few of its most recent publications. Schaberg will join fellow Loyola colleague … The Book Series as Tapas Restaurant: Christopher Schaberg on OBJECT LESSONS
Countless writers in New Orleans are ever plucking away at their keyboards, conducting research or interviews, or simply probing their memories and inner lives to create worthwhile work. Much of this is published online, scattered disparately throughout cyberspace. Here are a few things we at Room 220 read recently that compelled us to gather them together and … Recently read, a New Orleans writers roundup: Anya Groner, Mwende Katwiwa, and Anne Gisleson
