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Quan Barry

QUAN BARRY is a poet, author, and playwright who was born in Vietnam and grew up in Massachusetts. She is also a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Barry is the writer of four books of poetry and two novels. Her most recent novel, We Ride Upon Sticks, follows a high school field hockey team that dabbles in witchcraft in an effort to turn their losing streak around. It was published by Penguin Random House in 2020.

A Conversation with Quan Barry
by Nathan Winer

October 4, 2021 Contributed By: Nathan Winer, Quan Barry

Quan Barry Photo

“There’s a… freedom allowed you in poetry. And I trust that, even if I can’t explain it. It bleeds into my fiction, in many ways.”

Filed Under: Featured Content, Featured Fiction, Featured Interviews, Fiction, Interviews Posted On: October 4, 2021

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