The Offing
Read “Organized Decay” and other poems by Kimiko Hahn: “It’s true, too, that Ruin is formal— / a dart, a shadow.”
Maine Media
Through inspirational writing exercises and guidance from Beth Ann Fennelly, craft your story in this memoir workshop: Build Me a Hummingbird of Words.
Publishers Weekly
Review of Deborah Landau’s forthcoming Skeletons: “These poems unfurl a resonant commentary on loneliness and mortality.”
US Institute of War & Peace
Pádraig Ó Tuama knows artistic insight can speak directly to conflict, addressing important systemic factors such as identity, race, gender and ability.
WUSF
Listen to this interview with Brian Broome: “My story is probably one that Governor DeSantis would want to ban.”
PEN America
Congratulations to all those shortlisted for this year’s PEN America literary awards, especially Percival Everett and Chris Abani.
Brooklyn Rail
Akil Kumarasamy with John Keene: “There are many moments where we feel the weight of a lifetime in an instance.”
PBS
Airea D. Matthews and Wes Matthews, her son, are both poet laureates working to inspire others.
NBCC
Congratulations to all the National Book Critics Circle finalists, including Percival Everett and Joy Harjo.
WBUR
Danté Stewart discusses Tyre Nichols’ death: “…more than police brutality. That was a lynching.”