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Poet Anders Carlson Wee portrait surrounded by cover Disease of Kings

Gratitude in the Margins: An Interview with Anders Carlson-Wee

As his every emotion—low and high—burns, Disease of Kings paints an intimate, tenebristic portrait of the artist as a young man who chooses material poverty only to unearth, finally, spiritual wealth.

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As his every emotion—low and high—burns, Disease of Kings paints an intimate, tenebristic portrait of the artist as a young man who chooses material poverty only to unearth, finally, spiritual wealth.

Lessons from the Gaza Solidarity Encampment: A pedagogy of Solidarity

I have found that the land is fragile, and the sea, light; I have learnt that language and metaphor are not enough to restore place to a place… The essential thing for me is that I have found a greater lyrical capacity, a passage from the relative to the absolute, an opening for me to

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I have found that the land is fragile, and the sea, light; I have learnt that language and metaphor are not enough to restore place to a place… The essential thing for me is that I have found a greater lyrical capacity, a passage from the relative to the absolute, an opening for me to

My Chemical Companion

It was an all-Kanye night. August. The club was underground but had these high ceilings. Lower East Side. Hot. No emergency exits. I was there with my roommates.  Every time this one friend of theirs would come to town, this is where she would want to go. I usually hated it. There were always too

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It was an all-Kanye night. August. The club was underground but had these high ceilings. Lower East Side. Hot. No emergency exits. I was there with my roommates.  Every time this one friend of theirs would come to town, this is where she would want to go. I usually hated it. There were always too

C.P. Jude reviews There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib

The jacket copy of Hanif Abdurraqib’s latest book, There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension begins, addressed to the reader, “If you know, you know.” And, beholden to the unsubtle hype of the statement, it’s true. Anyone familiar with Abdurraqib’s past work knows that the book’s mix of prose and poetry will only sort

C.P. Jude reviews There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib Read More »

The jacket copy of Hanif Abdurraqib’s latest book, There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension begins, addressed to the reader, “If you know, you know.” And, beholden to the unsubtle hype of the statement, it’s true. Anyone familiar with Abdurraqib’s past work knows that the book’s mix of prose and poetry will only sort

Blue background featuring cover of Monica Rico's poetry collection and photo of the author.

Possibility Out of Constraint: An Interview with Monica Rico

When friends and family gathered for the March 2024 launch of Monica Rico’s Pinion, we weren’t just celebrating the work, we were celebrating the person—the one standing before us in a bird-print dress, surrounded by flowers and a thousand paper cranes of her own making. At that point, Monica had been in cancer treatment for

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When friends and family gathered for the March 2024 launch of Monica Rico’s Pinion, we weren’t just celebrating the work, we were celebrating the person—the one standing before us in a bird-print dress, surrounded by flowers and a thousand paper cranes of her own making. At that point, Monica had been in cancer treatment for

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