Comments on: A Conversation with Luisa Igloria http://www.lanternreview.com/blog/2009/11/12/a-conversation-with-luisa-igloria/ Asian American Poetry Unbound Mon, 20 May 2013 16:13:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Iris http://www.lanternreview.com/blog/2009/11/12/a-conversation-with-luisa-igloria/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Iris Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:44:54 +0000 http://lanternreview.com/blog/?p=185#comment-247 Desmond: Thanks so much for stopping by. So glad you’re enjoying our content! Junot Diaz’s work is indeed wonderful. I had the chance to hear him read at UND last semester, and his delivery was fantastic.

]]> By: Desmond Kon http://www.lanternreview.com/blog/2009/11/12/a-conversation-with-luisa-igloria/comment-page-1/#comment-244 Desmond Kon Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:02:42 +0000 http://lanternreview.com/blog/?p=185#comment-244 Dear Iris: I love this interview with Luisa Igloria, and how she says she’s “drawn to writing/writers exploring the multilayered valences of experience and demonstrating the ability to express these nuances in language”. It made me think of Trevor Joyce’s poem, “Construction”, which I just re-encountered, altogether loving his closing section: “My brain had built / A scheme of echoes, / Of ancient meanings held / In rock, in sunlight on ice, / In the low beginnings of thunder // But this wall needed no exterior / Aid for its stability, / No echo in its circumstance.” Also loved the mention of Junot Diaz, whose book, Drown, I’m just getting neck-deep in. Lantern Review is looking really great, dear. Thanks for creating this literary space.

]]> By: Grace T http://www.lanternreview.com/blog/2009/11/12/a-conversation-with-luisa-igloria/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Grace T Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:13:22 +0000 http://lanternreview.com/blog/?p=185#comment-13 I especially love this:
“I believe that art does not arise out of a void, and that it is effective when it makes heartfelt human connections, and even more so when it enables a sense of agency (the belief that there is something we can do in the world so that change might be effected). There is power in its ability to engage memory and intellect, compress and distill emotion, idea, and experience—and it is this power which poets and writers seek to harness when speaking to others through their art. Why does one have to sing, when there is suffering? Why is beauty necessary, when there is so much poverty or violence or depravity in the world?”

It’s just what I needed to hear while I am in the middle of a writing project. Thank you for inspiring me, Luisa. And congratulations Lantern Review–I look forward to more.

]]> By: Iris http://www.lanternreview.com/blog/2009/11/12/a-conversation-with-luisa-igloria/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Iris Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:20:29 +0000 http://lanternreview.com/blog/?p=185#comment-11 Yes; we were thrilled to hear what she had to say!
Thanks for stopping by!

]]> By: Joanna Eleftheriou http://www.lanternreview.com/blog/2009/11/12/a-conversation-with-luisa-igloria/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Joanna Eleftheriou Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:10:36 +0000 http://lanternreview.com/blog/?p=185#comment-9 So many wonderful and wise insights–great interview!

]]> By: Iris http://www.lanternreview.com/blog/2009/11/12/a-conversation-with-luisa-igloria/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Iris Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:30:25 +0000 http://lanternreview.com/blog/?p=185#comment-8 Thanks for stopping by to peruse, Tom! We’re glad you enjoyed it!

]]> By: Tom Kelly http://www.lanternreview.com/blog/2009/11/12/a-conversation-with-luisa-igloria/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Tom Kelly Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:14:34 +0000 http://lanternreview.com/blog/?p=185#comment-6 Thank you LR for this thoughtful conversation with a truly great poet! I’m glad to get some insights from the source!

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