CQ Speaks

Colin Dekeersgieter sits down with Kristen Case to talk about her work “On Certainty” in the Spring/Summer 2021 issue. They discuss the ethics of the “you” in writing and the limits of our knowledge of an other, precision in language, the home's connection to writing, and more! Enjoy.

Colin Dekeersgieter talks with Patrick Milian about his suite of poems in the Winter 2021 issue of The Carolina Quarterly. They talk about the ethics of form, the freedom of collaboration, and more. Patrick reads three of his poems from the issue.

Colin Dekeersgieter sits down with Alexandria Hall to discuss her poetry collection Field Music (2020). They discuss the art of mishearing, abundance and porosity, the shame of thinking poetically, and more. Alexandria reads three poems. There's some giggling.

Colin Dekeersgieter talks with Leo Collins about Maurice Natanson's essay "Academic Madness" from the Winter 1963 issue of The Carolina Quarterly. Raymond Carver is ignored. Colin maybe sealions. Things get personal.

Colin Dekeersgieter sits down with essayist and fiction writer Alisa Koyrakh to discuss Aisha A. Harvey's short story "The Coat of Many Coloreds" in the Summer 2020 Issue. Stay tuned to the end to hear Adam Houle read his poem "Easy Bird."

Colin sits down with editor-in-chief Kylan Rice to talk about the Spring 2020 issue of The Carolina Quarterly. This episode features readings by poet Jessica Q. Stark. Enjoy!

Colin Dekeersgieter sits down with poet and scholar Emilio Taiveaho Peláez for the second part of their discussion on Langston Hughes's visit to Chapel Hill and his publications in Contempo: A Review of Books and Personalities. "Under discussion here is Langston Hughes’s 1931 poem 'Christ in Alabama' & listenin’ through this conversation it’s clear that it was a different (and sadly the same) world when this was recorded. Colin & I sat down on May 16 to have this discussion, nine days before the (yet again) public, viral homicide of George Floyd — the hip hop artist Big Floyd — at the hands of the police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The case of the Scottsboro Boys (discussed in this two-part podcast), the history and legacies of lynching, and police brutality as a public performance of whiteness, are not unrelated... This podcast, a conversation about systemic racism, poetry, music, and collective identity, attempts to unpack and reckon with a history of institutional hatred and the dehumanization of Black Life, topics that are important for White Audiences to confront—now more than ever. 'If you know your history / Then you would know where you coming from.' Black Stories Matter, Black Lives Matter." — Emilio Taiveaho Peláez

Colin Dekeersgieter sits down with poet and scholar Emilio Taiveaho Peláez to discuss the impact of Langston Hughes's visit to Chapel Hill and his publications in Contempo: A Review of Books and Personalities.

Colin Dekeersgieter sits down with The Carolina Quarterly's Non-Fiction Editor Jo Klevdal for a retrospective on the journal's first issue with a focus on Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green. For more, visit: TheCarolinaQuarterly.com @NC_Quarterly facebook.com/carolinaquarterly Donate at PayPal: carolina.quarterly0168@gmail.com

Colin Dekeersgieter sits with The Carolina Quarterly's Editor-in-Chief Kylan Rice to discuss the newest issue of The Carolina Quarterly. For more, visit: TheCarolinaQuarterly.com @NC_Quarterly facebook.com/carolinaquarterly Donate at PayPal: carolina.quarterly0168@gmail.com

Two conversations about opportunities for writing. Paul Blom and Davis Winkie talk about the upcoming UNC Veterans Writing Workshop: Popular Narratives and the Experience of War. Carolina Quarterly Reviews Editors Ben Murphy and Carly Schnitzler dissect the perfect review and tease the upcoming issue. For UNC Veterans Writing Workshop Info, visit: https://twitter.com/uncvetswriting To register: https://twitter.com/uncvetswriting In this episode: Sarah George-Waterfield, Editor-in-Chief Paul Blom, Fiction Editor Davis Winkie, UNC Veterans Writing Workshop Ben Murphy, Reviews Editor Carly Schnitzler, Reviews Editor thecarolinaquarterly.com @NC_Quarterly facebook.com/carolinaquarterly Donate at PayPal: carolina.quarterly0168@gmail.com

Two conversations focused on fiction: an interview with Jinny Koh, author of short story from 67.2, "Close to Home" and a conversation between fiction editors Paul and Matt about editing at the fiction desk (there's only one desk) and publishing print vs. online. In this episode: Sarah George-Waterfield, Editor-in-Chief Paul Blom, Fiction Editor Matt Duncan, Fiction Editor thecarolinaquarterly.com @NC_Quarterly facebook.com/carolinaquarterly Donate at PayPal: carolina.quarterly0168@gmail.com

Catch up on the other winners from the Carolina Quarterly's contest, "Wake, and Dream Again," as featured in our Fall/Winter 68.1 Issue. Former Fiction Editors Moira Marquis and Laura Broom discuss the contest, their reading strategies, and dealbreakers for reading fiction pieces. Then, Ken Derry reads his flash fiction piece "As the Turtles Do." In this episode: Sarah George-Waterfield, Editor-in-Chief Moira Marquis, Former Editor-in-Chief Laura Broom, Former Fiction Editor Paul Blom, Fiction Editor thecarolinaquarterly.com @NC_Quarterly facebook.com/carolinaquarterly Donate at PayPal: carolina.quarterly0168@gmail.com

A sneak peak of Carolina Quarterly's Fall/Winter 68.1 Issue featuring Fiction Editor Paul Blom's interview with Kathleen Mcnamara, winner of our short fiction contest "Wake, and Dream Again." Her story, "Cryptozoology," appears in the new issue. Poet Charlotte Muzzi also reads one of her poems from the issue, "Bernoulli's Principle Does Not Explain Flight," and Poetry Editor Calvin Olsen divulges why he decided to publish it. In this episode: Sarah George-Waterfield, Editor-in-Chief Paul Blom, Fiction Editor Calvin Olsen, Poetry Editor thecarolinaquarterly.com @NC_Quarterly facebook.com/carolinaquarterly Donate at PayPal: carolina.quarterly0168@gmail.com

Editors Sarah and Calvin discuss the possibilities and pitfalls of submitting poetry to and publishing poetry at The Carolina Quarterly.