Interviews

Nocturama: Author Q&A with Will Brewer

Kamra Heldman — 03/04/2026

In celebration of his newest poetry collection, Nocturama, we spoke with Will Brewer about his experience with critical mentorship from Louise Glück, listening for the lightning strike, and the hope for a poem to exist as a flash that echoes beyond its reading.

Milkweed Staff: Henri Cole likened your voice to Robert Frost’s, whose America was lonely, bewildered, and grieving. What are the characteristics of your America? How does your relationship with the United States influence your poetics?

Will Brewer: I never think about “poetics,” period! As for America, I never sit down and think to discuss it…

New York, NY —

Jake Skeets at Poets House

Join Jake Skeets at Poets House for a discussion of Joy Harjo’s She Had Some Horses.

Tampa, FL —

Jake Skeets at Gary Fleming Poetry Series

Join Jake Skeets at the Gary Fleming Poetry Series at the University of South Florida for a reading and discussion of his latest work, Horses.

Chicago, IL —

Jake Skeets at Poetry Foundation

2022 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize recipient CAConrad is joined by fellow readers Rickey Laurentiis (author of Death of the First Idea), Jake Skeets (author of Horses), and Chicago poet S Yarberry (author of A Boy in the City).
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