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Happy Colonial Conquest Day! [ by Charles Coe ]
Yeah, yeah…I know. European colonialism resulted in the exploitation of virtually every indigenous population on the planet. Rape, pillage, appropriation of resources, elimination of local culture, customs and religions…yadda yadda yadda. And saying Christopher…
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Blues #1 [by Cleis Abeni]
Like most poets, I understand the world in forms. In this multipart essay, I hone in on the form that most typifies my understanding of the world. That form is the blues. A brilliant,…
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Cleis Abeni Guest Author October 12-16
African Venus by Charles Henri Joseph Cordier (bronze, 1851) This week we welcome Cleis Abeni (first name pronounced like "dice") as our guest author. Cleis is the transgender issues correspondent for The Advocate. A Pushcart prize-winning…
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Latina/o Poets On Liminal Spaces: A Conversation With Javier Zamora [by Natalie Scenters-Zapico]
The first time I met Javier Zamora was at CantoMundo in Austin, Texas where he was opinionated and open on issues surrounding the visibility of Latina/o poetry. Javier's work stands out to me as a…
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Meet the Press: Nin Andrews in Conversation with Suzanna Tamminen, Editor-in-Chief of Wesleyan University Press
NA: Tell me a little bit about Wesleyan University Press. What would you say makes this press unique? ST: We were established in 1957 as a poetry press, and we have published many amazing…
