Poetry in a Polarized Era Interview by Jo Ely, Contributing Editor Since the election of Donald Trump, not only the political landscape has changed, but also the way in which that landscape is perceived and addressed by writers, in particular, poets. What follows is a group interview, with poets from diverse backgrounds who contribute often…
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WTP Writer: Vic Sizemore
“I try to observe like Chaucer, not judge like Dante” by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Vic Sizemore is the author of three novels, The Calling, Seekers, and She Rises Crying. His fiction has won the New Millennium Writings Award. Sizemore’s short fiction and nonfiction is published or forthcoming in StoryQuarterly, Southern Humanities Review, Connecticut Review,…
WTP Artist: Barbara Milman
“It seems almost impossible that our actions can affect anything as vast as the oceans.” by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Barbara Milman is an artist living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area specializing in prints. Her work has been exhibited in many solo and group shows, both nationally and internationally, and is included…
WTP Artist: Eduardo Terranova
“This gives me the impetus to create, the belief that the glitter of metals is more than mere reflections.” by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Eduardo Terranova, originally from Cali, Columbia, works and lives in New York City. His works are in corporate and private collections, and his exhibits extend to domestic and international galleries and…
WTP Artist: Agnieszka Gzyl
“Art is a basic component of human nature” by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Agnieszka Gzyl is a Polish artist whose original technique, applying silicone to canvas, speaks to the observer’s senses of sight and touch. With a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, she completed her Master of Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts of…
J.D. Scrimgeour: Finding Inspiration in the Classroom
“Classrooms can be some of the most intimate public spaces.” by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor J. D. Scrimgeour is the author of Themes For English B: A Professor’s Education In and Out of Class, which won the AWP Award for Nonfiction. Recent nonfiction has appeared in African American Review, biostories, Brilliant Corners, Pangyrus, The Quotable…
Interview: Ned Stuckey-French
The Literary Essay in 2017 Interview by Paul Haney, Nonfiction Editor, Redivider Ned Stuckey-French teaches at Florida State University and is book review editor of Fourth Genre. He is the author of The American Essay in the American Century (University of Missouri Press, 2011), co-editor (with Carl Klaus) of Essayists on the Essay: From Montaigne to…
Jean Eng: Bonsais and Bathtubs
“By miniaturizing the landscape…it is possible to protect, nurture and if necessary, regenerate that which is endangered.” by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Jean Eng was born in Sudbury, Ontario and graduated with high honors from Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario. Since then, she has worked as a freelance illustrator before becoming a painter. Her work…
Brianna Baurichter: Hybridity in Hybrid Form
“I am very interested in hybridity as tool for discovery” by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Brianna Baurichter is an artist and curator currently based in the Midwest. Baurichter recently earned her MFA in Drawing from Kendall College of Art and Design, and has previously studied in Chicago, IL for her BFA and Visual Arts Management…
Don Bergland: From Paint to Digital
“Anything that could be imagined could be created.” by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Don Bergland is currently an Associate Professor of Art Education at the University of Victoria and has been an active exhibiting artist for over fifty years. During that time, he has worked through a variety of professional media, from oil on canvas…
Holly Wong: Without Fear of Failure
“I start a new piece by looking at materials and holding them in my hands.” by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Holly Wong is an artist who lives and works in San Francisco, California. She studied at the San Francisco Art Institute where she graduated with a Master of Fine Arts with a concentration in New…
Sooo-Z Mastropietro: Painting with Fabric Tubes
“Variables actually help me reach for new challenges and push the limits.” by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Sooo-Z Mastropietro graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York with a BFA in Fashion Design and Textile Design. From textile design, to oil painting, to estate renderings, to playing classical bass in regional symphonies, her philosophy…