Jessica Tackett wonders….
With Hunger Games fresh on everyone’s minds (even Kerri’s!), I’ve heard lots of recent chatter about book-to-screen adaptations.
But what I’ve been thinking about is the reverse: Screen-to-book. [...]
Essay by Francisco Stork–here now!
With starred reviews for all his books, and a laundry list of honors, Francisco Stork has made an important contribution to YA in the last few years.
His next novel will be about depression and suicide–but he is determined not to make it “depressing.” How is that possible? Well, he’s going to share his thoughts on that with us in an essay he offered to write just for YARN. [...]
Cecil Castelucci & Nate Powell interview EACH OTHER!
What do you get when you combine the prose power of Cecil Castellucci and the illustrative immortality of Nate Powell? Beasts. Not just the beasts that we read about in Greek & Roman mythology but the more pressing, unavoidable ones that live within us. [...]
NPM 2012: Bravo!
There are reasons to celebrate and REASONS TO CELEBRATE.
It’s the latter over here at YARN today, as we wrap up our groundbreaking, expansive National Poetry Month 2012. [...]
NPM Finale with Terra Elan McVoy
So. After a total of TEN National Poetry Month poetry installments, with 35–count them, THIRTY-FIVE–award-winning poets, we’re celebrating our big finale with YARN fave, Terra Elan McVoy. Terra’s been a part of the YARN family since our humble beginnings, offering us some very cool poem out-takes with commentary from her novel in verse “After the Kiss.” [...]
6 Questions for Writers’ Writer, Debra Spark
We’re happy to talk with Debra Spark, the recipient of many awards including the John Zacharis/Ploughshares award for best first book, a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, and a Bunting Institute fellowship from RadcliffeCollege. [...]
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Essays
Depressed, Not Depressing
By Francisco X. Stork
A few months ago, Cheryl Klein, my editor at Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic, asked if I would be interested in writing a novel about a young girl recovering from depression and a failed suicide attempt. My initial reaction was that such a book was the last thing I wanted to write. [...]
Fiction
The Fire Tree
By Catherine Valdez
Her flesh was blotchy and red from the mosquito bites that she had scratched raw, and dried blood had dug under the rims of her fingernails. The hot Amazon canopy seemed to curdle her wounds and cook the blisters on her feet. She stopped to rest [...]
Poetry
NPM 8, an Encore: Indiana & Beyond
Okay, we just couldn’t resist ONE MORE installment of NPM. This, #8, is the last. Sorta sad. But with two such georgeous poems to remind us of why we read poetry, I know none of us will mourn long. Plus, this installment has poems by RAW INK founder Paul Hankins and much-decorated YA writer Jamie Adoff. Hot stuff.
Poetry
NPM 7: Georgia & Beyond
So here is the Finale to our marathon 2012 National Poetry Month project, “Crossing Country Line by Line,” starting with YARN fave, Terra Elan McVoy of Georgia. THANK YOU for reading the 35 poets who made this month so amazingly, well, poetic. We’ll have more blog-like thoughts reflecting on this year’s amazing NPM project [...]
Poetry
NPM 6.5: Wyoming & Pennsylvania
So we have an even bigger 6.5 installment than we promised earlier in the week. We definitely have Leila Monaghan of Wyoming, whose poem is a second response to cfrancis blackchild’s “leaving los angeles” in NPM 6 (which we’ve conveniently reprinted for you below), but we ALSO [...]
Poetry
NPM 6: Missouri & Beyond
YARN’s National Poetry Month project “Crossing Country Line by Line” continues with this poetry chain started by cfrancis blackchild of Missouri.
leaving los angeles
my therapist cried when I left //
but I sat dry eyed [...]
Poetry
NPM 5: Pennsylvania & Beyond
YARN’s National Poetry Month project “Crossing Country Line by Line” continues with this poetry chain started by Eric Schwerer of Pennsylvania–and takes us all the way to Guam, and back to the main land.
Poetry
NPM 4: Alaska & Beyond
YARN’s National Poetry Month project “Crossing Country Line by Line” continues with this poetry chain started by Alaskan and middle grade novelist Annie Boochever.
Sestina to Paul Allen’s Yacht
Into Juneau’s Harbor sailed the largest private yacht //
On earth– its girth eclipsed the rising moon, disaster [...]
Poetry
NPM 3: Maine & Beyond
YARN’s National Poetry Month project “Crossing Country Line by Line” continues with this poetry chain started by award-winning poet Gibson Fay-LeBlanc in Maine.
Going Home So My Dog Can Die
The great lake spoke a name//
I thought was mine [...]
Poetry
NPM 2.5: California & Beyond
And here is Installment #2.5 of “Crossing Country Line by Line,” starting with Karen Llagas of California.
Pantoum
I waited by Wal-Mart, among rows of lit houses. //
Your face tired, expectant. //
Friday, so we drove to Blockbuster, lingered [...]
Poetry
NPM 2: North Carolina & Beyond
And here is Installment #2 of our National Poetry Month (NPM) event “Crossing the Country Line by Line,”starting with Mark Prudowsky of North Carolina.
Crossing the Desert, No Destination
Don’t trouble yourself with thought,// [...]
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