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July Westhale on Living in a Palace and Not Having a Boss

July Westhale on Living in a Palace and Not Having a Boss

January 27, 2016
Evan Karp
C4 YOURSELF, Columns, The Write Stuff

An interview with July Westhale, from The Write Stuff series over at SF Weekly: July Westhale is a Pushcart-nominated poet, activist, and journalist. She has been awarded residencies…

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IF GOD’S VOICE INTERRUPTED THE STORY: an interview with kevin prufer

December 9, 2013
Evan Karp
hello, typewriter, I WOULD SAY, NEWS

Kevin Prufer is the author of five books of poetry and the editor of four anthologies, the most recent of which are In a Beautiful…

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ELECTRIC MOMENTS, FLEXIBLE ATTITUDES: an interview with matthew zapruder

October 13, 2013
Evan Karp
hello, typewriter, I WOULD SAY, Interview, NEWS

July Westhale talks with Matthew Zapruder in the latest installment of hello, typewriter.

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GENIUS VS. OBSESSION: writing as a gift to yourself (a conversation with major jackson)

GENIUS VS. OBSESSION: writing as a gift to yourself (a conversation with major jackson)

August 3, 2013
Evan Karp
hello, typewriter, I WOULD SAY, NEWS

July Westhale talks with Major Jackson in the latest installment of hello, typewriter. JULY WESTHALE: Thank you so much for agreeing to be interviewed, Major!…

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HELLO, TYPEWRITER: an interview with brett lauer

HELLO, TYPEWRITER: an interview with brett lauer

April 23, 2013
Evan Karp
hello, typewriter, I WOULD SAY, NEWS

Hello, Typewriter conducts regular interviews with established and emerging writers working within the literary industry to showcase writers writing about writing. Here, July Westhale interview…

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INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN CRAMER: clangings, and association vs. dissociation

INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN CRAMER: clangings, and association vs. dissociation

April 2, 2013
Evan Karp
Interview, NEWS

Steven Cramer, a poet we interviewed last year about his writing process, will be coming to the bay area to read from his new book,…

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HELLO, TYPEWRITER: dear queenie

HELLO, TYPEWRITER: dear queenie

October 11, 2012
Evan Karp
hello, typewriter, I WOULD SAY, NEWS

As you go through your life, my darling broken monarch, you will fly from closets with less and less assurance. There will be times much…

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HELLO, TYPEWRITER: the ugly cousin

HELLO, TYPEWRITER: the ugly cousin

September 8, 2012
Evan Karp
hello, typewriter, I WOULD SAY, NEWS

‘How will you survive?’ (appalled parents ask). ‘Why would you choose to be poor? I just don’t agree with it. Don’t you want a normal future?’…

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HELLO, TYPEWRITER: tender-gorgeous war

HELLO, TYPEWRITER: tender-gorgeous war

August 13, 2012
Evan Karp
hello, typewriter, I WOULD SAY, NEWS

I didn’t know that I could be a writer. I grew up working class and poor. I wasn’t around educated people or people who would…

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VALERIE WETLAUFER: at some point you have to be a little selfish

VALERIE WETLAUFER: at some point you have to be a little selfish

June 24, 2012
Evan Karp
hello, typewriter, I WOULD SAY, Interview

Valerie Wetlaufer is a queer fat femme, birth doula, poet, and doctoral fellow at the University of Utah. They are Poetry Editor of Quarterly West, and…

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