Barbed Wire Between Us: An Interview with Mia Wenjen
“…I saw the Japanese American grandmothers standing outside the detention camps, weaving origami cranes into the barbed wire fenders…” - Mia Wenjen, author of Barbed Wire Between Us
3-2-1 Spotlight on FOR THE WIN: Poems Celebrating Phenomenal Athletes
DiverseVerse has started an immersive, to-the-point new column, 3-2-1 Spotlight starting with an interview of Irene Latham and Charles Waters on their upcoming anthology, FOR THE WIN: Poems Celebrating Phenomenal Athletes.
If Elephants Could Talk: An Interview with Ranjeeta Ram
Interview with Ranjeeta Ram, author of If Elephants Could Talk
Zarina Divided: Interview with Reem Faruqi
Interview with Reem Faruqi, author of Zarina Divided
A cup of perfection
Interview with Nikki Grimes, author of A Cup of Quiet, Review and Book Recommendation from Padma Venkatraman
On Becoming YPP Laureate:
An Interview with the upcoming Young Peoples Poetry Laureate of the United States, Carole Boston Weatherford
“Evoke to Know” : Learning from K. A. Holt
Interview with K.A.Holt, author of several acclaimed verse novels
Interview with Ari Tison
Padma Venkatraman interviews founding Diverse Verse member Ari Tison about her debut novel Saints of the Household
Honoring Juneteenth
Padma Venkatraman Interviews Zetta Elliott about her poem Juneteenth, which appears in her latest poetry collection, Perennial
Marrying History and Poetry: An Interview With Marilyn Nelson
Interview With Marilyn Nelson
Author Rajani LaRocca discusses the craft of writing verse novels
Interview by Suma Subramniam (of Rajani La Rocca, author of Red, White and Whole)