interviews
. . . at any given time, I have around ten different ideas in my head screaming to be written. I love turning fairy tales and myths inside out, and everything I write is a little tinged with magic.
an interview with The Daily Fig -- June 27, 2014
Magic that evokes strong feelings and makes passions flare up—curses and contracts and the like—is my favorite kind, and what I love most about it is that complicated play between it and the people it affects.
an interview with the Freshman Fifteens — January 16, 2015
reviews
The language of the poem is amazing and the images startling, vague and terrifying in their vagueness, the idea of things that no longer need to hide, that are not bothering to anymore, wearing their evil openly and proudly.
a review in Quick Sip Reviews — March 23, 2016 (x)
Im’s essay is a swelling ode to the grief of growing, of having to let go of a parent, and hoping to return to them some day. It’s about imperfect moments of hurt and then reconnection. About the music of family, of father, and forgiveness.
a review in The Wilds — May 18, 2017 (x)
features
In a parallel universe, poets stand on street corners and recite for us. We stop what we’re doing and gather together with friends and strangers to listen. Then we pay them some tribute and go on with our days, moved and enriched in some way.
a feature by KUOW — February 7, 2018 (x)