About
Interim seeks writing that engages the perilous conditions of life in the 21st century as they pertain to issues of social justice and the earth, writing that demonstrates an ethos that considers the human condition in inclusive love and sympathy while offering the same in consideration of the planet. Because we believe that the truth is always experimental, we especially appreciate work with innovative approaches.
Interim is an international literary journal that publishes poetry, translations, criticism, reviews, and hybrid texts by emerging and established writers. Former contributors include Christian Bök, Anselm Berrigan, Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Duriel E. Harris, Brenda Hillman, Paul Hoover, Eunsong Kim, Sandra Lim, Nathaniel Mackey, Henry Miller, Alice Notley, Mani Rao, Leslie Scalapino, Ely Shipley, Eleni Sikelianos, Patricia Smith, Rodrigo Toscano, William Carlos Williams, and Ronaldo Wilson. Issues of the journal are published quarterly online. We publish an annual print volume, as well.
Interim was founded by poet Wilber Stevens in 1944. In his tenure as editor, he published such luminaries as William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Henry Miller, and William Carlos Williams. Along with Witness and The Believer, Interim is a publication supported by the Black Mountain Institute and has been housed at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, since the 1960s.
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EDITOR CLAUDIA KEELAN
A poet, translator, and essayist, from the beginning, Keelan has been engaged in the relationship of the One to the Many, and the ways in which the possibilities of an “Us” can be built when each wakes to the reality that in the “Us" is "Them.” The author of 10 books, Keelan led a delegation of American poets to Cuba in 2019, the first occasion for cultural exchange between the two countries since 1959.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR ANDREW NICHOLSON
MANAGING EDITOR LINDSAY NICHOLSON
Lindsay Loughin is a nonbinary bipolar poet and essayist born in California and raised everywhere else. At one point a US Marine and another a high school marching band instructor, a former boss once said their resume looks like a fake person. They live with their two cats, collect cassette tapes and N64 games, and have a complicated relationship with the Oxford comma.
MANAGING EDITOR OMAR P.
Omar P. is a poet living in Las Vegas.
PROSE EDITOR SADA MALUMFASHI
Sada Malumfashi is a writer and cultural curator from Nigeria. He curates the Hausa International Book and Arts Festival (HIBAF), a crisscross festival of arts and language in an African language. His writings have appeared in Brooklyn Rail, Akademie Solitude, Olongo Africa, The Republic, Lolwe, Bakwa Magazine, Transition Magazine and New Orleans Review. His works explore language, migration, memory, and identity and moves between documentary, photography, video, and text, often centering identities and everyday encounters to interrogate how histories are remembered, erased, or reinvented.
ENGAGEMENT EDITOR JM HUCK
Judi Mae "JM" Huck is currently a second year MFA candidate at UNLV. She is passionate about community work, leading classes and hosting events for her organization WeWrite! (@wewritelv), as well as the Mountain West region of Kundiman.
WEB EDITOR ALEX BLAKE
Alex Blake is a Las Vegas native with a passion for art and design. With a background in graphic design, marketing, and interior design, he is currently pursuing a Master of Architecture degree. A large focus of his work is a commitment to environmental sustainability. As a licensed architect, he aspires to pursue adaptive reuse projects.