BBC
Read about Joy Harjo, the Endangered Poetry Project, and the preservation of a dying language as an act of resistance.
Narrative Magazine
Congratulations to Javier Zamora, winner of the 2017 Narrative Prize! Read his winning poems here.
The London Magazine
Analysis of Jorie Graham’s Fast: It immerses us in environmental violence, but what succeeds is the wish to live on.
National Book Award
Congratulations to Frank Bidart who was short-listed for the 2017 National Book Award for poetry for his collection Half-light.
5 Under 35
A huge congratulations to Lesley Nneka Arimah who was selected by the National Book Foundation as a 5 Under 35 honoree!
Kirkus Prize
Our very own Lesley Nneka Arimah long-listed for the Kirkus Prize in fiction for What It Means When A Man Falls From the Sky.
PEN Literary Award
Congratulations to Solmaz Sharif, winner of the 2017 PEN Center Literary Award for Poetry.
Forward Prize
Congrats to Ocean Vuong, winner of the Forward Prizes Best First Collection 2017 for Night Sky with Exit Wounds!
New York Times
Check out Amber Tamblyn’s article where she speaks out on women, sexual harassment, and not being believed.
The War in Colors
Dunya Mikhail’s poem featured on the Academy of American Poets: The war / on the map / is beautiful / smart / and colorful.