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By Sara Halleman

As a literary buff, I must admit that I sometimes find poetry a bit of a struggle. Perhaps it’s the lack of poetic material in my education or my "Just say what you mean!" mentality. Either way I have to say that I was drawn to Plum Stuff by Rolli. The colorful cover work and delicious title drew me in like Alice chasing a white rabbit and the collection itself was nothing short of Wonderland.

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Genre Reflections By Jessica Quillin

In what ways does your choice of genre shape and support your identity and reputation as a writer? In what ways does this public identity then affect and reinforce what you write and how you write it?

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Manifest By L.L. McKinney
Last week we touched on being our own cheerleaders for writing, getting ourselves fired up in the face of the negativity that the world will throw at us, if it hasn’t already. Always remember that no one wants this more than we do, so we have to be the catalyst for any excitement that could spread to others. One thing I recently discovered adds a ton of fuel that fire. It’s a simple concept with a fancy name, but it only takes one step to complete: manifest....

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WNW talks with David Delaney about his upcoming book, Out of Australia, which comprises one hundred of his Australian poems.