Interviews / Reviews
Poetic Habits and Everyday Magic: a conversation with Daniella Toosie-Watson on her debut poetry collection What We Do With God By Corinne Shearer .
Poetic Habits and Everyday Magic : a conversation with Daniella Toosie-Watson on her debut poetry collection What We Do With God By Corinne Shearer .Daniella Toosie-Watson joins staff writer Corinne Shearer for a conversation about her new book of poems, the...
Poetry Is Freedom: An Interview with Poet Chelsea Fanning on Her Debut Book, To Love a Fierceness So Bright
A conversation with Chelsea Fanning about creating, To Love a Fierceness So Bright, her debut book of poetry, challenging the patriarchy, coming out as a witch, and more.
Be an Elphaba, Not a Barbie: A Review of Wicked by Corinne Shearer
A review of the film “Wicked” by Corinne Shearer
Seeing RED: A Review of 2nd Best Dance Company’s Little Red Riding Hood by Corinne Shearer
A review of contemporary dance company 2nd Best Dance Company’s retelling of Little Red Riding Hood by Corinne Shearer
Taking Flight with Andrena Zawinski: A Review of PLUMES and Other Flights of Fancy by Corinne Shearer
Taking Flight with Andrena Zawinski: A Review of PLUMES and Other Flights of Fancy By Corinne ShearerWant to read these reviews before everyone else? Join our Patreon!Andrena Zawinski’s PLUMES and Other Flights of Fancy, out with Writing Knights Press, is a...
How to Start a Coven: An Interview with Author Deirdre Danklin By Corinne Shearer
How to Start a Coven: An Interview with Author Deirdre Danklin By Corinne Shearer
All the Blood Involved in Love: A Review of Maya Marshall’s Poetry Collection By Corinne Shearer
All the Blood Involved in Love: A Review of Maya Marshall’s Poetry Collection By Corinne Shearer.
Q & A with OyeDrum’s new Writing & Hybrid Works Editor jo reyes-boitel
Q & A with OyeDrum's new Writing & Hybrid Works Editor jo reyes-boitelBy Amarantha da CruzTell us about your background and path to creative writing. I don’t remember a time I wasn’t writing. Before I knew how to write I would sing, create lyrics myself, and...
Talking Trauma, Shakespeare, and Movement for Theater: A Conversation with Alexandra Beller by Corinne Shearer
Talking Trauma, Shakespeare, and Movement for Theater: A Conversation with Alexandra Beller by Corinne ShearerThere is an old superstition in the theater world that the simple utterance of the title of Shakespeare’s Scottish play in a theater (when not directly...
Now You Feel It Now You Don’t: Reflections on Divorce, Abortion, and Yoga in Kaleena Madruga’s Does it Hurt? By Corinne Shearer
Corinne Shearer reviews Kaleena Madruga’s new collection, an exploration of pain, emotional and physical. Her narrator is like an open book– or maybe several short stories. Raw and candid, Madruga lays it all out in the open.
Q & A with OyeDrum’s volume five Poetry Editor allia abdullah-matta
Q & A with OyeDrum’s volume five Poetry Editor allia abdullah-matta, by Amarantha da Cruz.
A Walk Through The Woods with Linda Ferguson: A Review by Corinne Shearer
A Walk Through The Woods with Linda Ferguson: A Review By Corinne Shearer After taking second place in their 2021 Chapbook Prize, Linda Ferguson’s Of The Forest is out now via The Poetry Box. Using the gestures of a fairy tale, this collection of poems tells the...
Writing in The Time of COVID-19: A Review of Carla Rachel Sameth’s What is Left
Writing in The Time of COVID-19 : A Review of Carla Rachel Sameth's What Is Left By Corinne Shearer Some baked bread. Some found their green thumbs. Many got a crash course in new technology– if I click the little microphone button does that mean I’m muted now or was...
Transforming Trauma: Reclamations and Exclamations In R.E.I.L.’s Ashes to Justice by Corinne Shearer
Transforming Trauma: Reclamations and Exclamations In R.E.I.L.'s Ashes to Justice By Corinne ShearerFor those missing in-person Poetry Slams, here’s one for you. Pre-pandemic, live Slams were uniquely charged events. More than a simple reading, the spirit of these...
An Interview with Jenny Qi: A look at grief, memory and science in her debut book Focal Point by Amarantha da Cruz
An Interview with Jenny Qi: A look at grief, memory and science in her debut book Focal Point By Amarantha da CruzCover design: Hilary Steinberg Jenny Qi, PH.D., is a San Francisco-based writer, poet and scientist, whose debut book Focal Point, winner of the 2020...
In Love’s Garden: Weaving Feminism and History with Nandini Bhattacharya by Alex Graffeo
Nandini Bhattacharya’s debut novel, Love’s Garden, highlights the lives of 3 generations of Indian women living through a century of war and decolonization.
Ode to an Abode: A Review of Christine Sloan Stoddard’s Latest Photography Collection by KRISTINE ESSER SLENTZ
Review of Christine Sloan Stoddard’s photography collection Hello, New York – The Living And Dead. KRISTINE ESSER SLENTZ reviews Stoddard’s latest photo book of black-and-white stills of NYC.
An Interview with Kay Bell: A discussion on faith, form, family and her new book Diary of an Intercessor by KRISTINE ESSER SLENTZ
An interview by KRISTINE ESSER SLENTZ with poet Kay Bell about her new chapbook. Bell discusses faith, form, family and her new book Diary of an Intercessor.
Shilpa Ray’s Heteronormative Horseshit Blues by Amarantha da Cruz – interview
Amarantha da Cruz interviews musician and badass Shilpa Ray about her latest single “Heteronormative Horseshit Blues,” her thoughts on gender roles, the meaning of sex and sexuality, what she’s listening to now and more.
Ethical Adult Cinema: An Interview with Trailblazing Porn Director Erika Lust by Amarantha da Cruz
Ethical Adult Cinema: An Interview with Trailblazing Porn Director Erika LustBy Amarantha da CruzTrailblazing female porn director Erika Lust has deconstructed porn filming and consumption in the 21st century, breathing new life into an industry that could benefit...
Talking Feminism and Community with Trish Hopkinson
Poet, blogger and advocate Trish Hopkins talks with Alex Graffeo about feminist influences in her poetry, what she’s working on, and the importance of supporting your community.
Heaven Is a Photograph by KRISTINE ESSER SLENTZ – interview + chapbook review
What is the Resolution?: Christine Sloan Stoddard Urges Us To Stop and Reflect In Her Poetry Collection Heaven Is a PhotographBy KRISTINE ESSER SLENTZDo you want to be overly exposed to vibrant photography while exploring the journey of a young woman constantly...
Keep Her In Your Mouth – interview + new chapbook + audio poetry
Kristine Esser Slentz latest interview with poet Steph Castor celebrating her second full length chapbook. Read all about Castor’s inspiration behind her latest book, including falling in love, queerness, and Japanese rope tying. Also listen to Steph Castor’s poems on our SoundCloud!
Review of The Meadow by Kristin Garth
A Review of The Meadow by Kristin Garthby Kristine Esser SlentzKristin Garth opens her chapbook with the declaration: “The Meadow is a sexual memoir in poetry about my experiences as a younger woman, in my early 20s, making a journey from nonconsensual sexual...
“Poetry, Sex, and Being Unruly: a Conversation with Elysia Lucinda Smith”
"Poetry, Sex, and Being Unruly: a Conversation with Elysia Lucinda Smith"by Kristine Esser Slentz“maybe you’ve been taking it/up the ass this whole time,” is Elysia Lucinda Smith’s opening declaration of her poem “Dear, ‘Nice Indiana Girls’” that I first heard at an...
An interview with artist Joi Cole
An interview with artist Joi Cole Artist Joi Cole, founder of Joi Cole Art, spoke to OyeDrum about her inspirations, artistic style, and what the future holds for her. Read her interview below and check out her work at @JoiColeArt! What artists have influenced your...
A Conversation with Musician Christen Morrell
Women in Music: A Conversation with Christen MorrellWe caught up with singer, songwriter, and producer, Christen Morrell, who is studying at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. Her latest single, Leave Me Wanting More, is available on Spotify. Although she...