Rob Spillman was interviewed at Electric Literature.

Timothy Yu wrote about the history of white American poets writing offensively about China.

At Pitchfork: news of the death of experimental music icon Tony Conrad.

Ainehi Edoro discussed how not to write about African fiction.

Abraham Riesman talked with the likes of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Kevin Smith about how they learned to write comic books.

The next edition of the COUPLET reading series will take place on April 30.

At OZY: checking in with A. Igoni Barrett.

Haley Cullingham on baseball, fandom, and art.

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