Cross-Genre Writing

Literature in Translation |October 6, 2026

“In the World of Ink,” “See You on the Blank Page,” “Meeting During Lockdown” & “Please”

four poems by Kristin Dimitrova, translated from the Bulgarian by Tom Phillips

“I got used to being silent, to digging holes / inside where I bury / frivolous thoughts, unvoiced / impressions after a dumb movie, / untold stories, unimplemented / conversations, unforgettable views. // Wherever I dig, however, / I get to you.”
Commentary |October 6, 2026

on The New Dark Ages: The Death of Reading and the Dawn of the Post-Literate Society by James Marriott

reviewed by Hamilton Cain

“He views literacy as the foundation of liberal democracy; if the foundation crumbles, the edifice collapses. The shift away from print has stoked a broader crisis.”
Interview |October 6, 2026

A Conversation with Erin Belieu: on Project Books, Intellect & Emotion, Early Influences, & Shaping One’s Books

interviewed by Joy Priest

“I’m not anti-cerebral. I’m anti-only-cerebral. And I’m not here to be some poetry mall cop terrorizing people on my Segway — poets should do what pleases them and disregard any opinion that doesn’t help them make their work.”
Fiction |October 6, 2026

“Lindy in the Park”

a story by Heather Dewar

“I arrived at Holly’s apartment at the end of June, one week after graduation. Holly hadn’t been able to attend, she couldn’t take time from work, but she watched a recording of me crossing the stage. She saw me tossing my cap.”

Cross-Genre Writing

Cross-Genre Writing |October 6, 2026

“Hubris and Humility”

poetry & prose by Rodney Jones

“When I imagine T. S. Eliot / writing ‘I should / have been a pair / of ragged claws, / scuttling / across the floors of silent seas,’ / he is not in Munich, / but sitting on my toilet.”