Category: Interviews
Publisher Series, Vol. 5: Mud Luscious Press
Cobalt: Tell us a little bit about Mud Luscious Press. How did you get started? What do you publish, in a nutshell? Do you publish books that can fit in a nutshell? J. A. Tyler: Mud Luscious Press started as an ...
Interview: Amber Sparks
Cobalt: The first time we met, I had the pleasure of hearing you read "Death and the People" - the opening story from your collection MAY WE SHED THESE HUMAN BODIES. This story sets a great tone for the rest ...
Interview: Justin Sirois
Cobalt: First off, let me apologize for the delay in getting this interview started. However, it's my understanding that the greatest thrill is in the waiting. How has the wait been for you? Justin Sirois: Gripping, really. Haven’t slept since I ...
Cobalt: How did you get started as a writer? Candice Guardin: I started writing sitcoms and shorts in college. I learned that I really enjoyed writing what I knew or have experienced and putting a spin on it. Cobalt: What do you ...
Interview: Valzhyna Mort
COBALT: The first time I saw you speak was at the University of Baltimore’s orientation for new MFA students. You kept your address brief, but what stuck out to me clearly was this statement: Stop reading shit. (Which was intimidating ...
Interview: Michael Kimball
Cobalt: Two of your books, BIG RAY and DEAR EVERYBODY, face death through snapshots. In BIG RAY, those snapshots are through quick bursts of memories and descriptions of mementoes; and in DEAR EVERYBODY through unsent letters. What is your process ...
Publisher Series Vol. 3 – Short Flight/Long Drive Books
Cobalt: Tell us a little bit about Short Flight/Long Drive (SF/LD). How did you get started? What do you publish? Elizabeth Ellen: We started SF/LD in 2006. Aaron was spending a lot of time editing Hobart and I helped with that but ...
Interview: Paul Lisicky
Cobalt: Over the last year or so I’ve read Lawnboy, The Burning House, and now Unbuilt Projects. Your work seems to be getting shorter – or happening in shorter increments – which I find interesting. Also, though, I noticed that ...
Publisher Series Vol. 2: Publishing Genius
Cobalt: Tell us a little bit about Publishing Genius. How did you get started? What do you publish? Adam Robinson: I started Publishing Genius in 2006, after months and months of interviewing other small presses -- none of whom I can ...
Interview: Brian Spears
Cobalt: As I was reading your book, "Witness in Exile", I noticed that you use form frequently and don't shy away from hard rhymes. Do you have any thoughts on their place, or their absence, in contemporary poetry? Brian Spears: It seems ...
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