Archive for June, 2009

A Friendly Update

Posted: June 29, 2009

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As Open Loop Press celebrates the publication of its ninth edition, an in-depth interview with poet Karla Kelsey, we are looking toward the future.   We’ve come a long way from our launch in September — Jamie O’Neill has discussed his novel-in-progress, a sequel to At Swim, Two Boys, Dedra Johnson has told us about the importance of character, and we’ve asked Ryan Murphy what makes a successful poem. Now we’re on the brink of a change. Over the next few months we’ll supplement our in-depth interviews with shorter posts, video finds, and archival material, creating a new kind of …


Sculpture of Meaning: Karla Kelsey’s Language Arts

Posted: June 7, 2009

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“I think I’m very infatuated with perception, where language and perception meet, and how language creates our perception while perception creates our language.”