Mud Season Review
Grier Martin and Elaine Pentaleri interview
Rebecca Starks, Danielle Thierry, Lauren Bender and Erin Post
As we transition to new editorial leadership, we invite previous Mud Season Review editors to share some of the journal’s early history, and the lessons learned about launching and growing a literary journal.
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Chris LaMay-West interviews
Bruce Alford
Our poetry co-editor Chris LaMay-West and editor-in-chief Rebecca Starks recently had this exchange with Bruce Alford, our Issue #22 featured poet. Here’s what he had to say about the personal nature of the manuscript he has been working on, his ambivalence toward Romanticism, and the way he uses form… Read more
Rebecca Starks interviews
Robin McLean
Our editor-in-chief Rebecca Starks conducted this interview with Robin McLean, our Vol. 2 Print Issue featured fiction author. Here’s what she had to say about the interaction of worldview and craft in her stories and her understanding of their humor, violence, and grace. Read more
Rebecca Starks interviews
Josh Booton
Our editor-in-chief, Rebecca Starks, recently spoke with Josh Booton, our Issue #8 featured poet. Here’s what he had to say about his development as a poet, the scope of his poetry, and his quest for intimacy in his reading and writing…Read more
Rebecca Starks interviews
Deirdre Lockwood
Our editor-in-chief, Rebecca Starks, recently spoke with Deirdre Lockwood, our Issue #7 featured poet. Here’s what she had to say about the inspiration behind her poems, the novel she is working on, and the relationship between her work as a scientist and her work as a writer. ….Read more
Rebecca Starks and S. Rosemary Zimmerman interview
Terry Minchow-Proffitt
Our editor-in-chief, Rebecca Starks, and poetry editor, S. Rosemary Zimmerman, recently spoke with Issue #3 featured poet Terry Minchow-Proffitt. Here’s what he had to say about his poetry, his faith, and the connections between them…Read more
Rebecca Starks interviews
Artress Bethany White
Our editor-in-chief, Rebecca Starks, recently spoke with Issue #2 featured poet Artress Bethany White. Here’s what she had to say about her writing, her inspirations—and the art of approaching parenting with humor.
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Rebecca Starks interviews David Biespiel
Our editor-in-chief, Rebecca Starks, recently spoke with our inaugural featured poet, David Biespiel. Here’s what he had to say about his work, the process of writing poetry, and his creative inspirations. Read more