Wild River Review Archive

This archive preserves selected interviews, essays, columns, and literary works originally published by Wild River Review.

Editorial Sections

Special Projects & Series

Spotlight Series

• Session 2 — Spotlight Series Index

  A collection of restored interviews and essays exploring art, identity, and cross-cultural dialogue.

• Elif Shafak – Language, Resistance, and Literary Translation

  Turkish novelist Elif Şafak reflects on translation, identity, and cultural resilience — a conversation from Wild River Review’s early Spotlight Series.

Poetry Series

• Still Travels: A Cycle of Contemplative Poems

  by William Irwin Thompson

• Men Kissing

  Originally published in The Paris Review 132 (1994).

Authors & Contributors

Historical Archives

Literary Archives

• Literature (Main Section)
• Essays
• Interviews
• Column

Publisher

• Wild River Books

Editors & Contributors

• Joy E. Stocke
• Kimberly Nagy
• Nathalie Handal
• Warren Bobrow

Related Thinkers

• William Irwin Thompson

Related Articles

• On Transnational Military Interventions

Featured Poem

• Canticum, Turicum — William Irwin Thompson

Lindisfarne Café – Memoir Series

• Lindisfarne Café (Series Overview)
• Memoir Index
• The Founding of the Lindisfarne Association in New York, 1971–73 — Part Two
• Pilgrimage to Lindisfarne — 1972
• Building a Dream — Part One (1979–1997)
• Neil Gaiman Series
  • Myth, Magic, and the Mind of Neil Gaiman — A Conversation with the Dream King

    Tim E. Ogline interviews Neil Gaiman about myth, storytelling, and the creative mind behind The Sandman.

  • Neil Gaiman at PEN World Voices Festival

    Joy E. Stocke covers Neil Gaiman’s appearance at the PEN World Voices Festival, discussing faith, fiction, and the writer’s journey.

  Interview & Coverage Series

  • Interview: Pico Iyer — Global Writer, Heart & Soul
  • WRR Large — Extended Interview & Coverage
  • Wild Coverage Series
  • The Other Side of Abu Ghraib — Part One
  • Interview: L.A. Banks — From Tragedy to Triumph

  About Wild River Review

  • Masthead — Editorial Team & Contributors

    Founders, editors, and contributors of Wild River Review.

  • Submission Guidelines

    Information for writers and artists interested in submitting work.

  • Press Room

    Media coverage and official press releases from Wild River Review.

  • Young — Reflections on Youth & Culture

    A long-form cultural essay exploring youth, identity, and culture.

  Per Petterson Series

  • Silence and Memory — A Conversation with Per Petterson

    Joy E. Stocke interviews acclaimed Norwegian novelist Per Petterson at the PEN World Voices Festival, discussing memory, silence, and the craft of fiction.

  Lindisfarne Café Series

  • The Founding of the Lindisfarne Association — Part One
  • The Founding of the Lindisfarne Association — Part Two
  • The Cathedral — Part Three

  Lindisfarne Memoir

  • The Founding of the Lindisfarne Association — Part Two (Memoir Edition)
  • With Gregory Bateson’s Mind in Nature
  • Memoir — Farewell Address to the Lindisfarne Fellows Conference

  Memoir Series

  • Sweet Nothing, Part 1 — A Memoir of Silence and Memory

  Poetry Series

  • Her Book of Difficulties — Renée Ashley (May 2015)
  • Weeds — A Poem
  • Vade-Mecum Angelon — William Irwin Thompson

  Airmail Series

  • Bodhi Blues — A Year in India

    Jessica Falcone’s reflections on life and faith during her year in India.

  • Bodhi Blues — The Maitreya Project

    Exploring India’s spiritual landscape through the lens of the Maitreya vision.

  • Voice from Syria — Remembering Muna Imady

    Kim Nagy reflects on the life and legacy of Syrian writer Muna Imady, whose stories bridged cultures and generations.

  LIVE FROM THE NYPL Series

  • The Euphoria of Ignorance — Carlo Ginzburg & Paul Holdengraber (Original Archive)

    Original archived edition cited by Wikipedia. A LIVE FROM THE NYPL conversation exploring history, faith, and identity with historian Carlo Ginzburg and moderator Paul Holdengraber.

  • The Euphoria of Ignorance — Being Jewish, Becoming Jewish (Restored Edition)

    Newly restored version by Joy E. Stocke, featuring Carlo Ginzburg and Paul Holdengraber.

  Literary Voices Series

  • The Melancholy Life of Orhan Pamuk

    Joy E. Stocke interviews Nobel Prize–winning Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk on identity, melancholy, and the art of storytelling.

  • Babe in the Woods: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Unlikely Summer in Montana

    Landon Y. Jones reflects on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s early years and the creative spark found in Montana’s wild landscape.

  Spotlight Series

  • Frank Gehry Revisit
  • Ashley
  • Genocide
  • Abu Ghraib — Part One
  • Abu Ghraib — Part Two
  • Abu Ghraib — Feature
  • Chip Kidd
  • Spotlight Conversation
  • Labyrinth Books Interview

  Session 3 — Spotlight

  • Belbruno
  • Timpane II

  Every Family Has a Story Series

  • A Damascene Story — Muna Imady

  Thinking Otherwise Series

  • Thinking Otherwise — Post-Religious Spirituality

    William Irwin Thompson reflects on spirituality beyond religion in this concluding essay from the Thinking Otherwise series.

  Column Series

  • Interviews with the Famously Departed — Benjamin Franklin Speaks

    A humorous historical interview column by Joseph Glantz, imagining dialogues with history’s great thinkers.

  • Interviews with the Famously Departed — Mark Twain Speaks

    Continuing the “Famously Departed” series, bringing Mark Twain’s wit to life.

  • TRIPLE GODDESS TRIALS — Meeting Virginia Woolf at the Strand

    An essay by Kim Nagy reflecting on creativity through the voice of Virginia Woolf.

  • The Mystic Pen — Dr. William Chittick Remembers

    A reflective essay honoring Islamic scholar Dr. William Chittick, part of the long-running “Mystic Pen” series.

  • Rolex Arts Weekend — The Afterlife of Conversation

    Paul Holdengraber reflects on dialogue and creativity in a literary conversation from the NYPL archives.

  Essay & Editorial Series

  • Essays & Editorials (Series Overview)

    Cultural and political essays exploring human values, spirituality, and creative reflection.

  • April Is the Cruelest Month — Lauren B. Davis

    A deeply personal essay on loss and resilience, recognized by high-authority cultural publications.

  Poetry Series

  • Men Kissing — J. C. Todd

    A poem originally published in The Paris Review 132 (1994), reprinted with author biography and literary context.

  Authors

  • Joseph Glantz — Consulting Editor

  Press Release Series

  • Wild River Announces Stoutsburg Cemetery Project — Kim Nagy

    Official announcement from Wild River Books on the Stoutsburg Cemetery Project, exploring African American history and the legacy of slavery in New Jersey.

  Authors & Contributors

  • Joy E. Stocke — Founder, Writer & Editor-in-Chief

  Exploring Stories Beyond Borders

  • Books Without Borders — Gregory Frost

  Lindisfarne Café Series

  • The Founding of the Lindisfarne Association — Part One
  • The Founding of the Lindisfarne Association — Part Two
  • The Cathedral — Part Three

  Lindisfarne Memoir

  • The Founding of the Lindisfarne Association — Part Two (Memoir Edition)
  • With Gregory Bateson’s Mind in Nature
  • Memoir — Farewell Address to the Lindisfarne Fellows Conference
  • Conclusion — The Economic Relevance of Lindisfarne

  Lindisfarne Café Series

  • The Founding of the Lindisfarne Association — Part One
  • The Founding of the Lindisfarne Association — Part Two

  Lindisfarne in Crestone (1979–1997)

  • Building a Dream — Part One
  • The Shadow Side — Part Two

  Wild Table Series

  • Series Overview
  • Dianne Jacob – Author of Will Write for Food: The Five Questions
  • John Lundin – Bluewater Organic Distilling and “French Classics Made Easy”
  • Wild Culture – Minetta Tavern Redux

  Legacy Features

  • Taliban Portraits — Dale Cotton
  • Roshi: Being with Dying
  • Every Family Has a Story — Linda C. Wisniewski

  Old Spotlight Series

  • View Archived Features

  World Voices Series

  • View All Interviews

  Fiction Series

  • View All Stories

  Science Essays

  • View All Articles

  Editorial & Essays

  • Explore All Essays

  Featured Political Essay

  • The Other Side of Abu Ghraib — Part One
  • The Other Side of Abu Ghraib — Part Two

  Princeton Writers Spotlight

  • View All Essays

  Exploring Human Emotion and Creative Sexuality

  • View All Essays

  Spiritual Journeys and Cross-Cultural Encounters

  • View All Essays

  Japanese Manga Culture

  • The Creativity, Culture, and Storytelling of Japanese Manga