Q&A with G.B. Prabhat
Our poetry team published new work from G.B. Prabhat – "Individuality", a translated poem from his original Tamil.
Q&A with Aimee Lowenstern
Our editorial team is delighted this week to publish "At the End of Everything", a new poem from American writer Aimee Lowenstern.
Q&A with L.J. Gallagher
Umbrella poetry editor Claire Beaver talked with poet L.J. Gallagher about her work, her writing process, and what inspires her own writing. Below is their conversation.
Q&A with Nnadi Samuel
Recently our editor-in-chief Julian Kanagy talked with Nnadi Samuel about his new poem and how his poetry helps him make sense of the world. Below is their conversation in its entirety.
Q&A with Becca Miles
Our editor-in-chief Julian Kanagy had the chance to speak with Becca Miles about the new poetry published with The Wild Umbrella, and about how their spoken word background informs the sonic richness of their work.
Q&A with Alison McBain
Editor-in-Chief Julian Kanagy had the chance to speak with Alison McBain about her poem and her work in general, and this is their conversation in full.
Q&A with Gospel Chinedu
Our poetry features continued this week with publication of two poems from Gospel Chinedu, a Nigerian poet from the Igbo descent. Our poetry team is thrilled to publish "The Lantern" and "Everyone wants to stay afloat, when the truth is that we must learn to breathe underwater".
Q&A with Moriah Brown
In our ongoing series of publishing work from our first call for submissions, we recently featured two poems by American poet Moriah Brown, titled 'Sing Me' and 'Postcard to the Night'.
Q&A with Nathanael O’Reilly
In March we published three new poems by Nathanael O'Reilly, an Irish-Australian poet and the writer of more than a fair share of poetry collections. Our poetry editors were immediately taken in by the honesty and depth of his work and were thrilled to feature "Settling Down", "Someday I'll Love Nathanael O'Reilly", and "The Landscape's Singing".
Q&A with D.S. Maolalai
This week we continue publishing work from our first call for submissions, and our poetry editors are thrilled to feature three poems from writer DS Maolalai. The poems – 'Grief', 'Fail better.', and 'The Aillwee Caves' – can be read at the links or in our poetry category. Over the next few days, we'll be showcasing audio readings from the poet, to complement the written work.
Q&A with Elisabeth Murawski
Our poetry section kicks off this month with "Little Polish Girl", a new poem from American poet Elisabeth Murawski. Elisabeth is a well-published poet, having won the Robert Phillips Poetry Chapbook Prize and the May Swenson Poetry Award for her collection entitled Zorba's Daughter.