Katerina Stoykova-Klemer interviewed poet Petja Heinrich for The Season of Delicate Hunger: Anthology of Contemporary Bulgarian Poetry. Here is her translation of that conversation. What would you like for the American readers to know about Bulgarian poetry? Manyfaced, fragile, resilient. Nurtured with sea, bread and sun. Often thoughtful and nostalgic. Friendly, human, sometimes particularly brightly […]
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Meet a Bulgarian Poet: Petja Heinrich
24 November, 2014 от · No comments
Meet a Bulgarian Poet: Yordan Efftimov
2 June, 2014 от · 9 comments
Katerina Stoykova-Klemer interviewed poet Yordan Efftimov for The Season of Delicate Hunger: Anthology of Contemporary Bulgarian Poetry. Here is her translation of that conversation. What would you like for the American readers to know about Bulgarian poetry? Even though The Season of Delicate Hunger is an anthology, collected on the basis of language and nationality—it […]
Meet a Bulgarian Poet: Emanuil Vidinski
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Katerina Stoykova-Klemer interviewed poet Emanuil Vidinski for The Season of Delicate Hunger: Anthology of Contemporary Bulgarian Poetry. Here is her translation of that conversation. What would you like for the American readers to know about Bulgarian poetry? That a person’s problems are universal, but have a local flavor; that the world is a collective place, […]
“We Call Ourselves Interventionist Artists”
5 July, 2013 от · 2 comments
Interview with Kremena Todorova and Kurt Gohde by Katerina Stoykova-Klemer Kurt and Kremena at the opening reception for DISCARDED: Lexington Photo: Rich Copley/Lexington Herald-Leader Kremena Todorova teaches American Literature as well as classes that ask students to meet and work with their neighbors face to face. Born and raised in Communist Bulgaria, she continues to […]
Is Your Poetry Manuscript Ready? Part One.
1 January, 2013 от · No comments
Our manuscripts are always ready. Sometimes they are ready for us to work on them some more. Sometimes they are ready for a month-long nap in a drawer to take a break from us. Sometimes they are ready for us to stop obsessing and relineating and to send them to try their luck with real […]
The Book Horrors
24 November, 2012 от · 1 comment
Katerina Stoykova-Klemer We write poems. We work hard at our craft. We learn. We get feedback from respected mentors. We edit. We send work out for publication. It gets rejected. We are discouraged. We refuse to give up. We send work out again. Eventually, several poems get picked up in various journals. Maybe even one […]
In My Own Accents
19 November, 2012 от · 3 comments
Katerina Stoykova Klemer Many times people have asked me what it is like to write poetry in a second language and what the difference is between writing in English and writing in Bulgarian. First, I want to say that I find joy in writing poems, and the joy of writing in English is identical to […]
Review of Katerina Stoykova-Klemer’s The Most
26 October, 2010 от Dessislava Berndt · 2 comments
Georgia Jones-Davis Sus-toss, explains poet Katerina Stoykova-Klemer in her remarkable and engaging chapbook, “The Most,” is Hopi for the “disease that cause different parts of you to live in different places.” Ms, Klemer would know. She is a young woman who has emigrated from Bulgaria to the United States, straddling multiple worlds at once. “Sus-toss […]
Literary Term of the Week – Dialog
6 May, 2010 от Dessislava Berndt · No comments
J. Terry Price is a Springfield, Tennessee based writer and photographer, with an MFA in writing from Spalding University in Louisville and is Program Director and a mentor in The Writer’s Loft creative writing program at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. His work has appeared in various journals. His short story Eminent Domain […]
Literary Term of the Week – Anaphora
29 April, 2010 от Dessislava Berndt · No comments
J. Stephen Rhodes is the author of the poetry collection, The Time I Didn’t Know What to Do Next (Wind Publications). He writes about living on the edges between security and fear, guilt and grace, country and city, and prosperity and scarcity. In addition to a Ph.D. in Theological Studies from Emory University, Rhodes received […]
Literary Term of the Week – Verticality
22 April, 2010 от Dessislava Berndt · No comments
Kathleen Driskell’s second book of poems Seed Across Snow (Red Hen Press, 2009) has been listed as a bestseller by the Poetry Foundation. Kathleen received her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is Associate Editor of The Louisville Review and has taught creative writing and literature at Spalding […]
Literary Term of the Week – Pastoral
15 April, 2010 от Dessislava Berndt · No comments
Lynnell Edwards is the author of two books of poetry: The Highwayman’s Wife (2007) and The Farmer’s Daughter (2003), both from Red Hen Press. Her work has appeared in various journals and anthologies. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky where she teaches at the University of Louisville and is associate director for the InKY reading series […]
Literary Term of the Week – Point of View
8 April, 2010 от Dessislava Berndt · No comments
Pat Valdata writes novels, poems and nonfiction. Her publications include the novels The Other Sister (published by Plain View Press, 2008), Crosswind (published by Wind Canyon Publishing, 1997) and the poetry chapbook Looking for Bivalve (from Pecan Grove Press, 2002). Pat received an MFA in writing from Goddard College and is an adjunct associate professor […]
Literary Term of the Week – Volta
1 April, 2010 от Dessislava Berndt · 1 comment
Bianca Spriggs is the author of the poetry book “Kaffir Lily” (Wind Publications, 2010) and her work may be found in the journals, Caduceus, Alehouse, Torch, and the Appalachian Heritage Magazine. She is the Events Coordinator for the Lexington Art League and a freelance instructor of composition, literature, and creative writing. She received a B.A. […]
Literary Term of the Week – Book Package
25 March, 2010 от Dessislava Berndt · 1 comment
Susan Piver is a writer, teacher, and speaker on topics such as love, creativity, and spirituality. She is the New York Times bestselling author of The Hard Questions: 100 Essential Questions to Ask Before You Say “I Do” and How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life, chosen as best spiritual book of 2007 […]
Literary Term of the Week – Persona Poem
18 March, 2010 от Dessislava Berndt · 1 comment
Frank X Walker holds an MFA in Writing from Spalding University and honorary Doctorate degrees from University of Kentucky and Transylvania University. He has lectured, conducted workshops, read poetry and exhibited at over 300 national and international conferences. He is a founding member of the Affrilachian Poets, author of four poetry collections, editor of two […]
Literary Term of the Week – Ghazal
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Sonja de Vries is a documentary filmmaker, writer, activist and a mother. Born in Kentucky but raised by her family in Amsterdam, she grew up hearing family stories of resistance to Nazi Occupation. Sonja also spent time growing up on a farm, where she lives today with her son Devlin and partner Beth. She has […]
Literary Term of the Week – Ekphrastic
4 March, 2010 от Dessislava Berndt · No comments
Chris Mattingly is currently pursuing an MFA in poetry from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. His poems have appeared in public-Republic, Margie: The Journal of American Poetry, Moonshot, The Louisville Review, and the forthcoming chapbook Ad Hoc from Q Avenue Press. Chris is also a banjo player and long time member of The Fatted Calf […]
Literary Term of the Week – Dialogic
25 February, 2010 от Dessislava Berndt · No comments
Jody Lisberger’s story collection, Remember Love, was published by Fleur-de-Lis Press in May 2008. Her stories have appeared in Fugue, Michigan Quarterly Review, Thema, Confrontation, and The Louisville Review. She has a PhD in English and an MFA in Writing from Vermont College. She has taught literature, writing, and feminist theory at the University of […]
Literary Term of the Week – Nut Graph
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Neil Chethik is speaker, author and expert specializing in men’s lives and family issues. He is the author of two acclaimed books: VoiceMale: What Husbands Really Think About Their Marriages, Their Wives, Sex, Housework and Commitment (Simon & Schuster 2006), and FatherLoss: How Sons of All Ages Come To Terms With the Deaths of Their […]