At the End of Everything
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.
Seasoning
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.
Missionary
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.
‘What Should I Know About Whales?’
Plans for After Graduating
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.
Morning Ritual
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".
The Lantern
Everyone wants to stay afloat, when the truth is that we must learn to breathe underwater
Sing Me
Postcard to the Night
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".
Settling Down
Someday I’ll Love Nathanael O’Reilly
