Emma Bolden

I’ve got a poem up at The Blueshift Journal, and I would love it if you’d give the journal a visit. I mean, I’d be amazingly happy if you read my poem, naturally, but you should also read all of the other poems (including one by the incomparable Emari DiGiorgio) and stories and essays and…

So, I have a piece up at The Toast today. It’s called “My Only Carriage” and it’s an essay about a terrifying thing that happened (and happens, and will happen) to my body. It was terrifying to write and even more terrifying to send out, and I am grateful beyond grateful that it found this…

Here’s the thing about writing: it’s hard. Here’s the thing about life: it’s really hard. Here’s the thing about life and writing: sometimes it’s hard to keep writing, especially when life is really hard. I’ve been living in those three sentences for a while now, struggling with those nouns and verbs and trying to find…

If you are thinking yes, yes I do indeed want a signed copy of Geography V, then I can help you with that! I’m finally combining two of my greatest passions — writing prose in the second person and making things out of yarn — and offering a Deluxe Edition of Geography V. Here’s what…

… to the dear William Kelley Woolfitt about my nonfiction chapbook, Geography V. You can find the interview on Speaking of Marvels, a magnificent blog devoted to the celebration of (too-)oft-overlooked shorter literary forms and collections, such as the chapbook and the novella. In the interview, you’ll be able to read my thoughts on such…