D.S. Poorman/ What Becomes a Legend Most?
by Ryan MastersI first met the poet and writer D.S. Poorman through the eyes of Kent Fielding during the dark years Fielding and I spent embedded in the University of...
D.S. Poorman/ Literary Grendel of Louisville
by Kent FieldingD.S. Poorman became a cult figure around Louisville during the ’90s and early 2000s. The band Wodka wrote the theme song for his first novel, Macky Dunn Got Nothing...
Small Press/ Rejecting Rejection: How Radial Books Stood Up for Deserving Work
by Susan VisakowitzFor Tricia Yost, “the best works have an existentialist bent—who are you, how do you live in the world, what is the lived experience and what does it...
Small Press/ All In: Lily Poetry Review Goes from Zero to 60
by Susan Visakowitz“We don’t make any money from this, but it’s joyful—we do it because it’s the right thing to do and we love it.” That’s how Lily Poetry Review...
Small Press/ Second Time’s a Charm: Long News Books’ Final Encore
by Susan VisakowitzBarbara Henning, former editor of the poetry/art journal Long News: In the Short Century (1990-1995), had only published one book by way of her Long News Books imprint,...
The Boog City Interview: Cliff Fyman’s an Overnight Success at 60-Something
Interview by Elinor NauenCliff Fyman has been around the Poetry Project for close to four decades, a quiet, athletic presence who has been known to juggle while reciting his work....