The SRPR Featured Illinois Poet & The SRPR Interview
Our latest featured poet: Oksana Maksymchuk
Each year, SRPR selects an Illinois featured poet pairing. Each issue of SRPR that year contains an extended feature of new poetry by a one poet from the pair, while the other poet conducts an interview with the poet on their writing, matters of craft, and contemporary poetics.
Recent featured poets include Edgar Garcia (48.2), Jose-Luis Moctezuma (48.1), Rebecca Morgan Frank (47.2), Tara Betts (47.1), Daniel Borzutzky (46.2), Carlos Soto-Román (46.1), Carlo Matos and Amy Sayre Baptista (45.2), Jackie K. White and Simone Muench (45.1), The SRPR Illinois Poets Redux (44.2), Elizabeth Hatmaker (44.1), Angela Narciso Torres (43.2), Ira Sukrungruang (43.1), Laura Van Prooyen (42.2), Ruben Quesada (42.1), Ann Hudson (41.2), Brett Foster (41.1), Roger Reeves (40.2), Katy Didden (40.1), Jacob Saenz (39.2), Rachel Jamison Webster (39.1), Jason Bredle (38.2), Allison Joseph (38.1), Linda Gregerson (issue 37.2), Joshua Corey (issue 37.1), Arielle Greenberg (issue 36.2), Austin Smith (issue 36.1), and Joanne Diaz (issue 35.2).
Past SRPR Featured Illinois Poets
Issue 48.2: Edgar Garcia
A sample of Edgar Garcia's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
The entire SRPR Interview with Edgar Garcia is available here.
Issue 48.1: Jose-Luis Moctezuma
A sample of Jose-Luis Moctezuma's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
The entire SRPR Interview with Jose-Luis Moctezuma is available here.
Issue 47.2: Rebecca Morgan Frank
A sample of Rebecca Morgan Frank's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
The entire SRPR Interview with Rebecca Morgan Frank is available here.
Issue 47.1: Tara Betts
A sample of Tara Betts's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
The entire SRPR Interview with Tara Betts is available here.
Issue 46.2: Daniel Borzutzky
A sample of Daniel Borzutzky's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
The entire SRPR Interview with Daniel Borzutzky is available here.
Issue 46.1: Carlos Soto-Román
A sample of Carlos Soto-Román's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
The entire SRPR Interview with Carlos Soto-Román is available here.
Issue 45.2: Carlo Matos and Amy Sayre Baptista
A sample of Carlo Matos and Amy Sayre Baptista's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
The entire SRPR Interview with Carlo Matos and Amy Sayre Baptista is available here
Issue 45.1: Jackie K. White and Simone Muench
Issue 44.2: The SRPR Illinois Poets Redux
Issue 44.1: Elizabeth Hatmaker
Issue 43.2: Angela Narciso Torres
A sample of Angela Narciso Torres's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
The entire SRPR Interview with Angela Narciso Torres is available here.
Issue 43.1: Ira Sukrungruang
A sample of Ira Sukrungruang's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
The entire SRPR Interview with Ira Sukrungruang is available here.
Issue 42.2: Laura Van Prooyen
A sample of Laura Van Prooyen's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
The entire SRPR Interview with Laura Van Prooyen is available here.
Issue 42.1: Ruben Quesada
A sample of Ruben Quesada's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
The entire SRPR Interview with Ruben Quesada is available here.
Issue 41.2: Ann Hudson
A sample of Ann Hudson's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
The entire SRPR Interview with Ann Hudson is available here.
Issue 41.1: Brett Foster
A sample of Brett Foster's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
Joan Diaz's note on Brett Foster is available here.
Issue 40.2: Roger Reeves
A sample of Roger Reeves' featured poems in SRPR is available here.
The entire SRPR Interview with Roger Reeves is available here.
Issue 40.1: Katy Didden
A sample of Katy Didden's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
An excerpt of the SRPR Interview with Katy Didden is available here.
Issue 39.2: Jacob Saenz
A sample of Jacob Saenz's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
An excerpt of the SRPR Interview with Jacob Saenz is available here.
Issue 39.1: Rachel Jamison Webster
A sample of Rachel Jamison Webster's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
An excerpt of the SRPR Interview with Rachel Jamison Webster is available here.
Issue 38.2: Jason Bredle
A sample of Jason Bredle's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
An excerpt of the SRPR Interview with Jason Bredle is available here.
Issue 38.1: Allison Joseph
A sample of Allison Joseph's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
An excerpt of the SRPR Interview with Allison Joseph is available here.
Issue 37.2: Linda Gregerson
A sample of Linda Gregerson's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
An excerpt of the SRPR Interview with Linda Gregerson is available here.
Issue 37.1: Joshua Corey
A sample of Joshua Corey's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
An excerpt of the SRPR Interview with Joshua Corey is available here.
Issue 36.2: Arielle Greenberg
A sample of Arielle Greenberg's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
An excerpt of the SRPR Interview with Arielle Greenberg is available here.
Issue 36.1: Austin Smith
A sample of Austin Smith's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
An excerpt of the SRPR Interview with Austin Smith is available here.
Issue 35.2: Joanne Diaz
A sample of Joanne Diaz's featured poems in SRPR is available here.
An excerpt of the SRPR Interview with Joanne Diaz is available here.
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