“Once, you told me / you’re governed by the moon—“ – Belle Ling, “THIS YEAR THE SKY” Happy May Day! I hope you’re participating in some action today. There’s a […]
Friday Links: Madam We Must Have Sonnets Forthwith
“The sonnet, like poverty, teaches you what you can do / without. ‘To have, as my mother says, a wish in one hand / and shit in another. That was […]
Friday Links: The Poems You Think About After A Night Out Edition
“This is about taking in the sea, remembering estuaries, imbibing ocean. And not drowning.” – Jameela F. Dallis, “See Me Now” Hey, it’s NBA Playoffs time! I love the first […]
Friday Links: All-Women Motorcycle Stunt Troupe Edition
“The soul they say has no / gender // Unemployment / estimated at 20%” – Hoa Nguyen, “The Soul They Say” Have you been enjoying National Poetry Month? Not gonna […]
Poetry For The People
“The writer’s role is to menace the public’s conscience. He must have a position, a point of view. He must see the arts as a vehicle of social criticism and […]
Friday Links: Forget The Forms Edition
“Safety isn’t guaranteed by where earth is in its turning, god knows she’s learned that, if nothing else.” – Beth Gilstrap, ‘There Is News Along The Ohio River’ Form—who cares […]
Friday Links: A Nation Made Of Mango Streets Edition
“Then as if she forgot I just moved in, she says the neighborhood is getting bad.” – Sandra Cisneros, ‘The House On Mango Street’ Another Friday Links that I’m pre-writing. […]
Friday Links: What We Listen To When We Listen To Music Edition
“I have witnessed a Fuck U Pay Us show, and I have not been able to stop thinking about it ever since. Black people shouting because…there is no other volume […]
Friday Links: How Music Works Edition
“A host of factors contribute to making the experience of live music a far from objective phenomenon.” – David Byrne, ‘How Music Works’ Don’t usually title the whole column with […]
A Permanent State Of Rebellion
“[the band Death] created their own mythology and their own rules, rebelling against what the world (and the neighborhood) told them was acceptable for a band of Black men to […]