This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the Painted Bride Quarterly and its stepsister the Painted Bride Art Center (as some of you may know, we share a name but we are separate non-profit entities). To celebrate, the Quarterly thought it would be a good idea to take a closer look at the fine work […]
Interviews
Matt Longabucco: Interview with Matthew Rohrer & Joshua Beckman
I saw Matthew Rohrer and Joshua Beckman write poems together on stage twice—once at the beginning of the tour for their book, Nice Hat. Thanks., and once at the end. The first location was the St. George Poetry Festival on Staten Island, an event which Beckman organized. The second location was at the offices of […]
PBQ Interviews: Singer, Songwriter Josh Ritter
AM: How long have you been writing poems? JR: I always thought that I could write, but until I got started playing the guitar, I didn’t feel like I had a focus in writing. I didn’t feel especially attached to anything. Writing songs is more like doing a crossword than anything – you’re giving yourself […]