Sara Wintz

Author of WALKING ACROSS A FIELD WE ARE FOCUSED ON AT THIS TIME NOW (Ugly Duckling Press, 2012) and The Lauras (sus press, 2014) 

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My correspondence with Norma Cole lives at SFMOMA’s Open Space.

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We talked about why practicing is the best antidote for nerves and the value of looking for inspiration no matter where it takes you. (The Creative Independent)

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I interviewed Guillermo E. Brown, who said music has “the power to heal, to renew, to reframe your imagination, to bring together disparate communities.” (The Creative Independent)

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Emma Ramadan and I talked about her recent trip to Lebanon, Paris nightclubs, studying Comparative Literature at Brown University, and giving literature new life. (The Creative Independent)

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I remembered Kevin Killian for National Poetry Month (April 2020) at the Poetry Foundation. Note: Thank you Xander, Zoe, and A.K. for expert listening.

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Ekrem Serdar and I talked about Squeaky Wheel and Talking Leaves Books (Buffalo) and the history of cinema and curating, and about textiles at The Creative Independent.

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My interview with Laura Raicovich and Carin Kuoni “Art Isn’t Neutral” is now live at Art Papers.

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Thank you, Grace! New interview at The Creative Independent. 

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Interview with Ephraim Asili at The Creative Independent. In our conversation, he discusses coming of age in Philly’s activist circles and the ways that collective-living, social justice, and mindfulness shaped the lens through which he sees the world. 

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Interview for The Creative Independent with Shey Rivera Ríos.

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I interviewed sound healer and electronic musician Lavender Suarez for The Creative Independent. We talked about the value of setting intentions, Pauline Oliveros and Deep Listening, time, timelessness, clarity, focus, and how to create healing spaces anywhere/everywhere. 

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I interviewed with Bob Glück for The Creative Independent. Bob’s the author of one of my favorite collections of essays, Communal Nude, and novels, Jack the Modernist. We talked about ceramics, writing from lived experience, San Francisco, fiction, and more. 

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I interviewed writer and consultant, Beth Pickens, for The Creative Independent. Beth is the author of Your Art Will Save Your Life (Feminist Press, 2018). We talked about late capitalism, why money won’t save you from death, finding funding for artists, grantwriting, China, counseling psychology, Jeff Jones, mentorship, corpse walkers, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, and other stuff. 

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“I met Gilda Davidian, Meldia Yesayan, and Mashinka Firunts Hakopian at Urartu Coffee in Glendale, CA, on August 5, 2018. The subject of our conversation was the controversial exhibition Vision Valley, on view in Glendale’s Brand Library & Art Center, a show ‘conceived and organized’ by The Pit gallery.”

Read more at Art Papers.

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New Prose at Social Text: “It’s not fucked up to want to feel safe. We were drawn together by that desire.”

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On writing as an optimistic act

I interviewed journalist and critic Geeta Dayal on the path that led her to music journalism, the importance of deep research and varied reading, and why writing is always ultimately a hopeful act for The Creative Independent. 

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FROM THE VAULTS: WILLIAM WINANT ON CONSTANCE DEJONG’S MODERN LOVE

Ugly Duckling Presse is celebrating our 25th anniversary this year! To celebrate, Sara Wintz is inviting artists and writers to write about their favorite UDP titles for our new backlist blog series From the Vaults. Our third contributor is percussionist William Winant, with an appreciation of Constance DeJong’s Modern Love (2017).

Read it here: https://bit.ly/2yoijt3