Star Tribune
Review of Natalie Goldberg’s Let the Whole Thundering World Come Home chronicling the process of illness, fear, and recovery.
The Atlantic
Claudia Rankine discusses her installation Stamped, the politics of hair color, and the significance and ethnic pressure to be blonde.
Poetry to Power
A profile on Joy Harjo where she shares her thoughts on poetry, politics, and power throughout the history of America.
Bustle
Review of Vanessa Hua’s A River of Stars: Hua uses her characters to challenge popular portrayals of motherhood.
NY State Poet
Alicia Ostriker has been named New York’s 11th State Poet, a writer described as: essential to understanding our American selves.
Parade
Are Braces a Birthright? by Vanessa Hua: My parents had tried to give me the teeth they didn’t have, and I had squandered it.
LA Book Review
Review of Aminatta Forna’s Happiness: Happiness shows us why we must embrace coexistence and how this works in practice.
The Atlantic
Chen Chen discussed among promising artists in the rising generation of writers who are exploring identity in new ways.
Library of Congress
Tracy K. Smith speaks with the library about her outreach efforts and focus for her second term.
San Francisco Mag
Review of Vanessa Hua’s A River of Stars: the whole human experience, hiding in plain sight.