Marginalia — Maria Kakani

Shey Marque combines science with art in new poetry collection, The Hum Hearers.

Lauren Pratt Interview Maria Kakani Shey Marque The Hum Hearers

Shey Marque combines science with art in new poetry collection, The Hum Hearers.

Shey Marque’s second poetry collection, The Hum Hearers, explores memory, imagination, and inherited trauma through an epigenetic lens. Shey tracks her family history, from Victorian London to modern time, linking generations of women through cellular memory.

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Thuy On’s third poetry collection 'Essence' bridges the gap between her career and her poetry with literary and cultural references for readers

Lauren Pratt Essence Interview Maria Kakani Poetry Thuy On

Thuy On’s third poetry collection 'Essence' bridges the gap between her career and her poetry with literary and cultural references for readers

In this interview, Thuy chats with UWAP intern Maria Kakani, deep diving into her experience writing Essence, her career as a critic and poet, and the evolution of her writing journey.

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Daniel Juckes on the moment of the personal essay and the value of reading

Lauren Pratt Daniel Juckes Interview Maria Kakani The Moment of the Essay Vignettes

Daniel Juckes on the moment of the personal essay and the value of reading

In his vignette, The Moment of the Essay, Daniel Juckes breaks down the personal essay into its core aspects in an attempt to highlight how it offers readers the opportunity to reflect, alongside a thorough interaction with literature on the subject. In this interview, Daniel talks with UWAP intern Maria Kakani about the tradition of the personal essay and reveals the process of writing his book.

 

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