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Evil Is What Humans Do: An Interview with Christian Wiman

Allison Backous interviews the poet Christian Wiman about his work, his attention to lament and evil, and his perspective concerning the role of spirituality in contemporary American poetry.

18: Celebrity

Graced Occasions: An Interview with Ron Hansen

Allison Backous & Ron Hansen
September 8, 2010 / Creative Writing

Ron Hansen’s fiction is tight and rich. Each of Hansen’s writings carries a certain arc: …

16.5: Special Issue – Haiti

Fear and Recovery in Post-Quake Haiti: An Interview with Brooke James

Allison Backous & Brooke James
June 10, 2010 / Praxis

In this interview, nurse and aid worker Brooke James recounts her experiences in Port-au-Prince during the earthquake and reflects on life in Haiti now, five months after the catastrophe.

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Evil Is What Humans Do: An Interview with Christian Wiman

Graced Occasions: An Interview with Ron Hansen

Fear and Recovery in Post-Quake Haiti: An Interview with Brooke James