This month's featured flash—"We all want to believe someone, somewhere, would die for us"—comes from Lena Ziegler. But since this is the Collaborative Folio, there's a little more to the story. The flash is a section from a larger collaborative project with Erin Slaughter, who you may remember from our February issue. Lena and Erin recently took some time to talk about their friendship, their collaborative process, and the freedom they've found in sharing with each other.
Read MoreFor the Collaborative Voices folio, we needed collaborative art. Enter: The Wondermakers Collective, also known as Mindy Sue Wittock and Jenna Freimuth. Both solo artists, they combine their talents in fabric art and illustration into densely embroidered pieces, full of color, texture, and -- yes -- wonder. They recently spoke with us about how their collaboration formed and how they approach their work.
Read MoreWe are finishing the week by digging deeper into the process that brought you the featured poem of the Collaborative Voices folio, "A Battle for America," by Sean F. Munro & Henry Goldkamp. Here, Sean F. Munro discusses winners and darlings, while sharing a glimpse of Jazz Fest.
Read MoreWe are finishing the week by digging deeper into the process that brought you the featured poem of the Collaborative Voices folio, "A Battle for America," by Sean F. Munro & Henry Goldkamp. Here, Henry Goldkamp gives us an offering, digs into how the two defined collaboration for the purpose of the poem, and shares the surprises they encountered along the way.
Read MoreThis month's featured memoir, "Track Changes in English," is part of our Collaborative Voices folio with Indiana Review and comes from Kenneth Lee. (Read it read it read it read it!) He recently took some time to talk about how he approached his essay as a collaboration (and to share a picture of his most excellent bookshelf, if you need additional reading inspiration!).
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