Interviews
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Jenny Worley Interview
Interview with Jennifer Worley – Neon Girls By our Nonfiction Editor, David Chang 10/31/2020 Introduction:In the Fall of 2020, Jennifer Worley, English Professor at City College, published her memoir “Neon Girls: A Stripper’s Education in Protest and Power”. In an interview with David Chang, journalism/creative writing student at City College, Jennifer shares what brought her…
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Alan Chazaro in Conversation
Alan Chazaro in converstion with Alison Zheng and Axel Luna Condado Alison: Who are you? Can you give us a brief background of how you became a writer? Why do you write poetry? How do those two things intertwine? Alan: I’ve lived in every part of the Bay Area. I grew up in the South…
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Interview with Athena Kashyap
The following is an interview by Thomas Hesketh, Poetry Editor of Forum, with Athena Kashyap. What’s it like to be named after a goddess? Well, the thing is it’s not just any goddess, it’s a Greek goddess. A lot of Indians have the names of goddesses. Growing up in India with the name of a…
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An Interview with Angie Chau
Interviewed by Katerina Argyres Angie Chau’s daring 2010 short story collection, Quiet As They Come, has been adopted for classroom curriculum at universities and high schools across the country–including at our own City College of San Francisco. Finalist for both the Commonwealth Club Book of the Year and the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association Book…
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“Contemplation” by Kaylo X.
Contemplation by Kaylo X. Nic Alea, published in the Fall issue of Forum, wanted to readdress an issue briefly mentioned in our interview. Nic casually responded “Hopefully not for committing suicide” to my question “What do you want to be known for?” I appreciated the candid answer and felt it should be brought to the…
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Several Questions With Survival Guide’s Emily Whitehurst
by Ayo Khensu-Ra | And now somewhat of a departure for Forum and Boeotia. We have had live music at Forum events in the past but of course music isn’t our main focus. Still, music is a vital part of the arts and thus we present an interview with local musician Emily Whitehurst. Whitehurst was…
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