Inspiration in the Stacks: Four Questions for W. J. Herbert

National Poetry Series winner W. J. Herbert reflects on her practice and time spent in the Poetry Center stacks.
 
Poet W. J. Herbert wears a blue shirt and smiles in front of a background of trees.
 
Placing Queerness in the Natural World

Stacey Balkun writes about Minnie Bruce Pratt’s "Crime Against Nature"
 
brown cattails in the foreground of a natural landscape featuring a river and rolling hills
 
Writing Prompt: A Renga for Connection

Try out this collaborative verse form as way of connecting with others.
 
A mural of extended hands in maroon, bright blue, aqua, and yellow.
 
Voices from Paolo Freire: A Weird Day Of Dancing

"Let me tell you where it all started."
 
Kids with their backs turned to the camera in baile folklorico dress / photo by Delia Wagner
 
An Art for Justice Interview with Sonoran Prevention Works Executive Director Haley Coles

Learn more about this organization and how to get involved
 
Sonoran Prevention Works and Art for Justice logo against red backgrounds