An interview with Ruth Madievsky, Columbia Journal 2019 winter contest poetry judge. Conducted by Matthew Dix, print poetry editor.
The Winners of the 2019 Winter Contest!
Columbia Journal is excited to announce the winners and finalists of our 2019 Winter Contest, which was judged by Ruth Madievsky, Ada Calhoun, and Ottessa...
On Elegant Endings: An Interview with Paola Antonelli
What brought me back into the room was Antonelli saying, “there is no drama in the beginning or end of life.” She told the story...
Memories of Art: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Monet’s fields and trees lure you, the colors soft, even the red of the poppies blended into the green of the grass between them, the...
Your Life is Burning Well: A Review of “Thanks for the Dance” by Leonard Cohen
What do you want people to say at your funeral? From the comfort of the casket, would you prefer a weeping violin or a cheerful...
Interview: A short story is a nose dive
An interview with Ottessa Moshfegh, Columbia Journal 2019 winter contest fiction judge.
Interview: Raised on borscht in a city of chaos
An interview with Ada Calhoun, Columbia Journal 2019 winter contest nonfiction judge.
Grief, the Other Side of Gratitude
An Interview Conducted by Jai Hamid Bashir of artist, Lilly E. Manycolors “What is the difference between my personal experience and my inherited ones? I...
Vibrant Destruction
The first work I made in which I recreated an artwork from art history was “Among the Sierras with Woodpecker”. Up until this point, I...
Poem ‘A Question of Lust’ translated by Lupita Eyde-Tucker
"A Question of Lust" is a Spanish poem by Oriette D'Angelo translated by Lupita Eyde-Tucker. The piece is about love, memory and the ache of...
‘Whose Story Is It?’: A Conversation with Tash Aw
In this engaging conversation, celebrated writer Tash Aw talks about writing, roots, culture, Asian identity and representation, and
Storytelling, Music, and Publishing: An Interview with Eva Lou
Eva Lou is a Taiwanese-born, American-educated writer who has called Hawaii, New York, Seoul, and Paris home. She has a BA in Comparative Literature from...