Poet Michele Glazer began writing creatively when she was young and took a path toward poetry partly out of necessity. “I’m a failed fiction writer,” she said. “I can’t sustain a narrative.”...

Sharing the same romantic interest can often lead to bad blood, but for Rooney vocalist Robert Schwartzman and guitarist Taylor Locke, it led to a band. “This girl whom we both had a huge, huge crush...

Strutting comfortably in high-heeled shoes is an obstacle in itself. The task becomes even more daunting when wearing Indian-style saris — long fabrics embellished with artistic prints — and walking...

Lonnie Dupre has ventured into some less-than-hospitable locales. The vast Siberian expanse, the Arctic tundra, and the pristine mountains of Greenland all know his footfall. Polar bears, temperatures...

For his portrayal of George W. Bush, Justin Braden doesn’t want to take the usual approach. “Everyone’s seen the Will Farrell version, and you want to stay as far away from that as possible, I think,”...

Poet Carl Phillips can often be found dancing to loud “club music” and attempting to combine the voices of Madonna and Sade to create his own. “Most people probably think I stay home, read Greek...

Nate Staniforth has an impressive résumé. Since the magician began practicing the craft at the age of 10, he has performed illusions at bars and parties throughout his time as a student the University...

Whether touring the vast Midwestern countryside or breathtaking European cities, Canadian folk band Elliott BROOD has one interest at heart: antique shopping. In the past, the trio has gathered vintage...

March 25, 1911. In a New York City factory near Washington Square, poor immigrant workers, mostly young Jewish and Italian women, laboriously stitched garments. The wages were miniscule, the hours were...

Alan MacVey is the director of the Division of Performing Arts and the head of the Theater Department, and he teaches Art of Theatre and Directing I at the University of Iowa. We spoke with him about his...

As a child, Julie Hanson began her life as a poet by jumping on her grandmother’s bed. Or more precisely, immediately afterwards, when her grandmother, upset about the noise, burst into the room and...

A strong selection of writers will descend on Iowa City this weekend, along with the numerous musical acts, for the annual Mission Creek Festival. Literature has played an important role in each of the...