by Maddie King
I have a fascination with artists whose defining works were not made public within their lifetimes. More often than not, they tend to be brilliant, prolific, and somewhat just out of reach, even when they were alive.
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“I haven’t felt any pressure to produce writing achievements by a certain arbitrary age. I’ve always been confident that, if anything, aging adds perspective and nuance to my work.”
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by Maddie King
“Alma is Wanda is Barbara is Nathalie is… arguably, the story that ties these women together has had a slow bloom. Through mediums, languages, spaces, it has refracted.” Continue reading
by Maddie King
“Instead of thinking of translation as a smooth transition or a harmonious process, I am interested in how translation brings up dissent, discordance, deviation, contention.” Continue reading
by Maddie King
There’s something exciting and liberating about the middle-aged debut. It’s a bit monstrous, actually . . . a Bloom writer, as a person who’s both “new” and “late,” is a bit grotesque. But that’s exactly where ideas spring free. Continue reading
