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A Conversation with Vermilion Editors-in-Chief, Jessica Wyeth and Matthew Sawtelle
By Judith Prevost
Recently, I sat down with Catholic University students Jessica Wyeth and Matthew Sawtelle to talk about their experience as Vermilion’s founding editors-in-chief. Both graduating seniors from the class of 2023, they have led Vermilion together since its first issue in the winter of 2021 and have become good friends in the process.
An Interview with Marian Mitchell Donahue
by Judith Prevost
"After being introduced to Marian through the Catholic University English Department, I wanted to inquire about her education as an author, the joys and struggles of writing professionally, and her experience writing a novel."
An Interview with Dareina Ní Chinnéide
By Bridget Guinee
Dareina Ní Chinnéide was always meant to be a poet. Every word she speaks sounds like music: rhythmic and moving. There’s a sharpness to her too. She’s witty and confident, and I found myself fully immersed and focused on her every word. With her bright blue glasses and her pink floral scarf on, she gladly answered each of my questions in her soft Irish brogue, usually adding at least one wheezy laugh when reminiscing on the inspiring life she’s lived.
By Judith Prevost
Each new work requires a new self, and I am always wriggling around in the confines of the vision and selfhood I’ve created as one wriggles around inside a sweater that’s a bit too small. As soon as you think you know how to write a poem, you can no longer write a poem. You’re doomed to repeat yourself tediously. Each time you confront a blank page, you begin a new adventure.
By Caroline Morris
Overdue is a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read.
“A Labor of Love”—Interview with Al Gamble of St. Paul and the Broken Bones
By Margaret Adams
Songwriting is a very curious artform; it's not the same as poetry.
An Interview with James Matthew Wilson
By Matthew Sawtelle
“Think in verse and poetry will follow if you trust it to lead the reason toward form.” - James Matthew Wilson
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