Chen Chen*

Title of the last poem you wrote: “Be the ridiculous”

Title of the last poem you read: “Pastoral Power” by Jane Wong

Two poetry books everyone should buy:  House A by Jennifer S. Cheng and Houses Are Fields by Taije Silverman

A print poetry journal/mag you often read:  The Massachusetts Review 

An online poetry journal/mag you often read: The Adroit Journal 

A Denise Duhamel poem you enjoy: “Exquisite Candidate,” which was actually a collaboration with Maureen Seaton for their book Exquisite Politics, a play on/with/through the exquisite corpse poetry game.

*Chen Chen wants to spotlight Kundiman.  Kundiman is a nonprofit organization “dedicated to the creation, cultivation, and promotion of Asian American literature” and everyone should donate to this organization so that its amazing, important programs can continue.

Rachel Eliza Griffiths

Title of the last poem you wrote: “The Theater of Complicated Grief: From the Wings”

Title of the last poem you read: “Sorrow is Not My Name” by Ross Gay

Two poetry books everyone should buy:  The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton and Transfigurations: Collected Poems by Jay Wright

A print poetry journal/mag you often read:  Apogee 

An online poetry journal/mag you often read: Divedapper

A Denise Duhamel poem you enjoy: “Exquisite Politics”

Seth Pennington

Title of the last poem you wrote: “Death Jealous”

Title of the last poem you read: “Essay on Crying at Night” from Ken Chen’s Juvenilia

Two poetry books everyone should buy: Primer by Aaron Smith and What About This: The Collected Poems of Frank Stanford 

A print poetry journal/mag you often read: American Chordata 

An online poetry journal/mag you often read: Boaat Journal 

A Denise Duhamel poem you enjoy: “The Threat”

Kamilah Aisha Moon

Title of the last poem you wrote: “Birds Sharing Bread”

Title of the last poem you read: “The Perfect Poem” by Kaveh Akbar

Two poetry books everyone should buy:  Kingdom Animalia by Aracelis Girmay and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay

A print poetry journal/mag you often read:  The Sun or APR

An online poetry journal/mag you often read:  The Offing

A Denise Duhamel poem you enjoy:  “An Answer to a Question”

Collin Kelley

Title of the last poem you wrote: “Ritual”

Title of the last poem you read: “Road Kill” by Ted Kooser

Two poetry books everyone should buy:  The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton and Morning in the Burned House by Margaret Atwood

A print poetry journal/mag you often read:  Atlanta Review

An online poetry journal/mag you often read:  The Cortland Review 

A Denise Duhamel poem you enjoy:  “Kinky”

Robert Lee Brewer

A Denise Duhamel poem you enjoy: “Delta Flight 659”

Dorianne Laux

Title of the last poem you wrote: “Renga for Obama”

The title of the last poem you read: “Confession” by Leila Chatti

Two poetry books everyone should buy: River Hymns  by Tyree Daye (APR Honickman Prize) and Kingdom by Joseph Millar

A print poetry journal/mag you often read:  The Raleigh Review

An online poetry journal/mag you often read:  BOAAT Journal

A Denise Duhamel poem you enjoy: “Mia and Darger, Ashbury and Gina”