Craft Capsule: Rethinking Theory and Poetics

The author of Anodyne prioritizes joy in her poetics.
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The author of Anodyne prioritizes joy in her poetics.
Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham’s book, Black Futures, comprises more than five hundred pages of poetry, artwork, memes, essays, and lyrics from Black artists.
Dr. Gloria House, a longtime editor at Broadside Lotus Press, discusses the publisher’s future and role in the literary community.
Ten years after her debut story collection was published, Danielle Evans returns with her second book, The Office of Historical Corrections, a timely reckoning with, among other things, America’s history of racialized violence.
“Write with yourself and your own healing in mind, before you think of anyone else.” —Cicely Belle Blain, author of Burning Sugar
“I had to sit with the fear and let it talk to me.” —Joshua Bennett, author of Owed.
“If you, too, hear the voice of white supremacy ringing in your ear, know that writing is resistance.”
“I continue pushing and trudging through blanketing whiteness so heavy it often obstructs my vision.”
“I fear that this moment will not last long enough.”
“I would like to be among the crop of Black writers who emerged from the ashes of a torched racist system.”