Poets & Writers - September/October 2016

The September/October 2016 issue features a message for the next president from fifty American poets and writers; a profile of writer and photographer Teju Cole; an interview with award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson; a conversation about memoir between William Giraldi and Sven Birkerts; a special section on graduate programs in creative writing, including a profile of the nation's first low-residency program and essays by Naomi Jackson, James P. Blaylock, and others; Q&As with poet and poetry critic Steph Burt and Amistad Press editorial director Tracy Sherrod; another installment of The Savvy Self-Publisher; writing prompts; and much more.