Undrawn Self Portrait The heart cracks into yellow yolk & white as it throbs through Instagram. The body walks to its reflection and squeezes itself shut. The ears tuned for sourness savor silence before they turn on & the mouth groans at the loudness of the world. The brain breathes out a sigh as yesterday’s […]
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A Conversation With Alice Bolin
Alice Bolin is the author of Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession. It is a New York Times Notable Book of 2018 and a New York Times Editor’s Choice book, is on the list of Kirkus’ Best Nonfiction Books of 2018, and is an Edgar Award nominee. Alice has published poems, stories, and […]
Adultolescence: A Money Grab for a Social Media-Crazed Generation
Delany Burk takes a look at Adultolescence, and why the poetry collection isn’t worth picking up.
Allison Benis White Interview
The Parallax staff interviews Allison Benis White, an author and professor of poetry.
Sisyphus and the Horrible, Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
A short play exploring self awareness and creation in its many forms.
Christopher DeWan: The American Dream and the Future of Television.
Fellow student Kalista Puhnaty and I sat down with Christopher DeWan to talk life, writing, his career, and his new book of short stories, Hoopty Time Machines.
Two Poems by Amelia Van Donsel
Van Donsel’s pieces explores grand American imagery and poetry itself.
A Conversation with David Wright
Winding through the music Bach and Ekphrasis writing, Parallax editors sit down with published writer David Wright and converse about what defines a poem, the responsibility of poetry, and how it interacts with the world of art.
An Interview With Matthew Salesses
Matthew Salesses is an editor, teacher, and writer of nonfiction and fiction. During Matthew’s Idyllwild Arts visit, Parallax editors spoke with him about his writing style and the process of writing I’m Not Saying, I’m Just Saying.
