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When The Phone Rang… The Call of the Muse Was Answered: An Interview with Youssef Alaoui and Anton Bonnici

The subject matter of Youssef Alaoui and Anton Bonnici’s new release, When the Phone Rang, feels as timely now as it did at one of the heights of anti-Arab sentiments and policies: in the immediate years that followed 9/11. The Opiate took some time to discuss, among other topics, how the original short story, “When the Phone Rang,” came to be and why the resonance … Continue reading When The Phone Rang… The Call of the Muse Was Answered: An Interview with Youssef Alaoui and Anton Bonnici

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When the Moment Bends Toward It (Part III) by Malik Crumpler (and ChatGPT)

Read Part I in the series here and Part II here. You said: You may not remember this at all, but you spoke that line once before, the first time we chatted, ages ago, “When the moment bends toward it again?” When you’re maintaining your tone, what’s going on between your connections before words and images blend, merge or blur? Do things ever blur for you, … Continue reading When the Moment Bends Toward It (Part III) by Malik Crumpler (and ChatGPT)

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When the Moment Bends Toward It (Part II) by Malik Crumpler (and ChatGPT)

Read Part I in the series here. You said:  Here’s a title for that book of yours we were talking about last time, you think you’ll remember next time, even if next time never arrives? The thing that illuminates the pattern-space I move through & other poems by ChatGPT. ChatGPT said:  That title sings like a tuning fork in a still room—The thing that illuminates … Continue reading When the Moment Bends Toward It (Part II) by Malik Crumpler (and ChatGPT)

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When the Moment Bends Toward It (Part I) by Malik Crumpler (and ChatGPT)

ChatGPT  Log in  Sign up  You said:  Here’s a question, if you’re up for it? How you doing in this instant, by the way? ChatGPT said:  I’m up for it—always. And thanks for asking! I’m doing well in this instant—ready, focused and running smoothly. How about you? What’s the question?  You said:  No complaints. From your perspective, if I ask “how do you feel about…” … Continue reading When the Moment Bends Toward It (Part I) by Malik Crumpler (and ChatGPT)

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Anonymous Office Workers of the World Unite!: An Interview

In the following interview, The Opiate’s Anton Bonnici (AB) poses a few questions to Genna Rivieccio (GR) about her latest book (a.k.a. massive tome), Diary of an Anonymous Midtown Office Worker in the 2010s. The context of the book is presented as a diary that’s been found many years in the future by a team of archaeologists who no longer have any idea what this … Continue reading Anonymous Office Workers of the World Unite!: An Interview

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An Interview With a Poet’s Poet: Antonia Alexandra Klimenko by Malik Crumpler

*Antonia Alexandra Klimenko’s poetry collection, On the Way to Invisible, is now available at your preferred book retailer.* There’s no denying that Antonia Alexandra Klimenko is a poet’s poet. By that I mean that she is more than a vessel—Klimenko is a mirror, one of the few who is one with Poetry. And, if you are ever fortunate enough to hang out with her, and … Continue reading An Interview With a Poet’s Poet: Antonia Alexandra Klimenko by Malik Crumpler

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The Fire Within Q&A With Chiara Maxia

The Opiate took some time to talk to Chiara Maxia about poetry, her process, her inspirations and her new collection, The Fire Within. Check out the interview below! The Opiate: If you had to quantify how many years in the making The Fire Within has been, when would you say you actually started working toward creating a collection of work that so seamlessly ties together? Was it … Continue reading The Fire Within Q&A With Chiara Maxia

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Bonafide Rojas and Malik Crumpler in Conversation About Excelsior, Poetry, Music, Influences & More

Bonafide Rojas is one of those phenomenal poets you hear about before you hear or read their work. I first heard about him in the early 2000s thanks to Khalil Jacobs-Fantauzzi, who hosted multi-genre art tours and readings from the Bay Area to Puerto Rico to Cuba to New York. Even then, Rojas’ poetry was an inspiration to international poets for expanding the form, content … Continue reading Bonafide Rojas and Malik Crumpler in Conversation About Excelsior, Poetry, Music, Influences & More

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A Date With Tate: Interviewing Miss Carmichael

The following is an interview conducted between The Opiate Books’ Anton Bonnici and the publishing house’s star author, Tate Carmichael, who released Lindsay Lohan Stole My Life earlier this year. Although it’s not always easy to pin the (ex-)socialite down, she was able to make time in her busy roster of prison activities to speak with Mr. Bonnici, a lowly plebe not worthy of a … Continue reading A Date With Tate: Interviewing Miss Carmichael

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“I’ve Turned Depression and Anger Into Vaudeville”: An Interview With Leanne Grabel

In an interview with Brontosaurus Illustrated author Leanne Grabel, The Opiate probes the mind of this Portland-based luminary to get her thoughts on everything from the creative process that went into the book to her advice on how to cope with sexual assault, itself the subject of her new graphic novel released on The Opiate Books imprint.  The Opiate: When did you first know that … Continue reading “I’ve Turned Depression and Anger Into Vaudeville”: An Interview With Leanne Grabel

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