Lincoln in the Bardo
George Saunders on public and private spheres of suffering and his list of books for solace in an age of rancor.
Power of Poetry
Juan Felipe Herrera discusses the power of poetry and his work with Chicago Public Schools with Chicago Tonight.
Slate Magazine
Listen to Sarah Manguso discuss her latest, 300 Arguments, a collection of aphorisms for modern times.
Literary Hub
Aja Monet’s My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter included in 15 Books to Read this May: Monet more than rises; she stays aloft.
Personal Poetry
Several poets, including Marie Howe and Marilyn Nelson, offer New York City a surprise in Grand Central Terminal: poetry!
Nylon
An interview with Aja Monet whose powerful activism is illustrated in My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter.
300 Arguments
An interview with Sarah Manguso on twitter, aphorisms, and exposition: Dig into the shame.
New York Times
Claudia Rankine and Will Rawls partner in this expression examining the state of surveillance and what it means to be human.
Hourglass
NPR reviews Dani Shapiro’s memoir Hourglass: it is a clear-eyed inspection of the slow cracks certain to develop in a long marriage.
Hyperallergic
An interview with Adam Zagajewski on creativity: I have this mystical notion there’s this energy in music and poetry and painting.