In Dialog with Ghosts

Poet Crisosto Apache discusses how their poetry collection Ghostword emerged in conversation with the works of Japanese writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

It’s often said that poets are always in conversation with writers of the past. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Crisosto Apache about their second collection, Ghostword. Crisosto shares how Ghostword emerged in close conversation with the works of Japanese writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa over a number of years. Plus, they reflect on working thema…