Konstantin Nicholas Rega is an internationally published poet, a recent graduate of the University of Kent’s writing program, a columnist at Into the Void, a staff writer at Treble, a fiction editor at Crack the Spine, and a host at Livewire 1350. He’s the author of Waterlight Recollections—a collection of short stories now available on Blurb—and Arrows & Bones—a poetry chapbook soon to be published.
In this episode of Cover to Cover with . . ., Editor-in-Chief Jordan Blum chats with Konstantin about experimenting with style and personal circumstance in writing, as well as jazz and other music-related topics.
Ari Rosenschein is a Seattle-based writer whose essays and fiction appear in Entropy, Noisey, Drunk Monkeys, P.S. I Love You, Observer, The Big Takeover, PopMatters, and elsewhere. He holds an MFA in creative writing from Antioch Los Angeles. A lifelong musician, Ari currently records and performs with his bands, The Royal Oui and STAHV. He lives with his wife and dog and enjoys the woods, the rain, and the coffee of his chosen region. Coasting is his first book.
In this episode of Cover to Cover with . . ., Editor-in-Chief Jordan Blum speaks with Rosenschein about the creation and reception of Coasting, as well as his experiences as a musician and music journalist.
Nathan Elias graduated from Antioch University’s MFA program and is the author of a fiction novelette, A Myriad of Roads That Lead to Here (2017). He’s made films such as The Chest (which premiered at Cannes Film Festival 2015) and, most recently, his debut poetry chapbook, Glass City Blues: Poems, was released via Finishing Line Press.
In this episode of ‘Cover to Cover with . . .,’ Editor-in-Chief Jordan Blum chats with Elias about his writing and acting, as well as working for Jennifer Lopez, yielding introspection from traveling, and more.
Nina Murray is a poet and a literary translator, as well as a U.S. diplomat. She grew up in Ukraine and have degrees in linguistics and creative writing. Her debut poetry book, Minimize Considered, was just published by Finishing Line Press and her individual work and translations can be found in a number of venues.
In this episode of Cover to Cover with . . ., Editor-in-Chief Jordan Blum speaks with Murray about her latest poetry collection, the ups and downs of being a professional translator, journal guidelines, and more (including a live reading of her poem “George Washington’s Rules of Civility”).
Jules Henderson is a Writing MFA candidate at the University of San Francisco where she studies under D.A. Powell, Bruce Snider, Brynn Saito, and Rachel Richardson. Her work has appeared at The Paradise Review, The Bookends Review, The Social Poet, The Drunken Odyssey, and in Words Fly Away, a collection of poems that address the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
In this episode of Cover to Cover with . . ., Editor-in-Chief Jordan Blum chats with Henderson about her piece “Ad Vitam,” studying under such accomplished writers, the intersectionality of poetry and music, and more!
Levis Keltner is an author, editor, educator, and musician from Chicago but currently living in Austin, Texas. He is the editor-in-chief at Newfound and teaches writing at Texas State University. His new book, Into That Good Night, was published last month by Skyhorse Publishing and his short work has appeared in Entropy Magazine and Bull: Men’s Fiction.
In this episode of Cover to Cover with . . ., Editor-in-Chief Jordan Blum speaks with Keltner about his road to publication, how misleading marketing and expectations can hurt a creative work’s reception, the joys of somber music, and much more!
Michele Herman is a longtime teacher in The Writers Studio’s online program, a columnist for The Villager (for which she won the best column prize from the New York Press Association), and a translator of the work of Belgian singer/songwriter/actor/director Jacques Brel. Her first poetry chapbook, Victory Boulevard, was published this past February by Finishing Line Press and she is, as she puts it, a proud survivor of the Tupelo Press 30/30 poetry challenge.
In this episode of Cover to Cover with . . ., Editor-in-Chief Jordan Blum speaks with Herman about the origin and inspirations behind Victory Boulevard, the joys of teaching creative writing workshops online, and much more!
Nathan Elias graduated from Antioch University’s MFA program and is the author of a fiction novelette, A Myriad of Roads That Lead to Here (2017). He’s made films such as The Chest (which premiered at Cannes Film Festival 2015) and, most recently, his debut poetry chapbook,