Publishers Weekly
Read this starred review of Major Jackson’s The Absurd Man: “Jackson’s eye is laser-sharp and wry.”
LitHub
Javier Zamora reviews Marcelo Hernandez Castillo’s Children of the Land, which shows what the immigration system does to a family, to a life, to a body.
Publishers Weekly
Review of Rowan Ricardo Phillip’s Living Weapon: “imaginative and steeped in a keen understanding of current events.”
New York Times
Read Maggie Smith’s latest poem “Bride”: “I know the kind of wife/I need and I become her.”
NAACP
Jericho Brown included among the nominees announced for the 51st NAACP Image Awards for literary works in poetry.
Art Forum
Jericho Brown included among 2020 United States Artists Fellows alongside the likes of Hanif Abdurraqib and Edwidge Danticat.
Children of the Land
Congratulations to Marcelo Hernandez Castillo on the publication of his memoir Children of the Land!
Méndez Book Award
Carolyn Forché’s memoir of resistance wins 2019 Juan E. Méndez Book Award for Human Rights.
NPR
Peruse NPR’s Favorite Books of 2019 including Tina Chang, Saidiya Hartman, Elizabeth Acevedo, Carolyn Forche, Joy Harjo, Jericho Brown, Bernardine Evaristo.
LitHub
Terrance Hayes, Dawn Lundy Martin, Claudia Rankine, Tracy K. Smith, and Natasha Trethewey included in 10 Best Poetry Collections of the Decade.