Steven Leyva
Steven Leyva was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and raised in Houston, Texas. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in 2 Bridges Review, Fledgling Rag, the Light Ekphrastic, jubilat, Vinyl, and Prairie Schooner. He is a Cave Canem fellow and author of the chapbook Low Parish. Steven holds an MFA from the University of Baltimore, where he is an assistant professor in the Klein Family School of Communications Design.
36 entries by Steven Leyva
New collections to make life more lyrical.
New collections to make life more lyrical.
Yes, creative writing can be taught.
New collections to make life more lyrical.
Can the antidote to loneliness be found in our work?
Tending to the cosmic ledger.
Some notes on a theme.
Some reflections on life at 40.
Why the Marvel/DC Comics universes should have poets laureate.
– after Jorge Luis Borges
They may look different, but they’re all the same.
How motivational-interviewing tactics can help in poetry workshops.
How to proceed if your book came out during the pandemic.
Spark vibrant discussions with these picks.
How introducing my kids to the Wu-Tang Clan reminded me of art’s endurance.
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A few thoughts on William Matthews.
Sensing poetry in the waves.
Returning to “Sci-Fi and Supper” after a year apart.
Why I may soon give up Zoom poetry readings.
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The value of a nerdy prompt.
The narrative lyric and licked chops in Alan King’s Crooked Smiling Light.
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What Jane Austen has to say about dancing with your own work.
Why we should bend the elements of isolation.
Quirky anime-and-literature pairings to ponder while in quarantine.
Celebrate more than you want to be celebrated.
The nerd, the poet, and the ritual object
What it means to be “inside” a poem.
The unexpected places where poems start writing themselves.
After “Assumptions” by Richard Hugo.
Why poets and writers should tune in more often.
Similarities among the comic-book shop, the barbershop, and the workshop
Unusual ways to rethink your poem-in-progress
How my inner theater nerd helped me to be a better poet.
The surprising parallels between poetry and video games.
Comic-book panels, the stanza, and time
What writers can learn from watching Japanese cartoons