Brilliant Corners is a Very Cool Cat

If your literary magazine were a meal, what would it be?

Red beans & rice

Which statement best describes your editorial process?

A) We look for poems that are well-crafted and stories that have complex characters and original themes B) We look for prose that pulls us in on the first sentence and holds us for the rest of the day C) We look for prose that makes us unwittingly elicit strange noises >>>D) All of the above

What three words come to mind when you hear the phrase, "Experimental prose"?

Next question, please

What three words come to mind when you hear the word, "Plot"?

Accurate lead sheet

What excites you most about editing a literary journal?

The language of music

If your lit-mag were a form of transportation, what would it be?

The A train

What is the biggest contradiction in your personal literary tastes?

Dixieland and Free Jazz

Why should a writer submit to your magazine over the hundreds of others?

No other literary journal in the country focuses on jazz-related literature