Q&A: Kyla Kupferstein Torres of Callaloo
The executive editor of Callaloo Literary Journal, one of the most influential publications of the African diaspora, speaks about Callaloo’s future and how the journal will continue to break new ground.
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
An introduction to four new anthologies, including The Weird Sister Collection: Writing at the Intersections of Feminism, Literature, and Pop Culture and You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World.
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
An introduction to four new anthologies, including Good Eats: 32 Writers on Eating Ethically and Raised by Wolves: Fifty Poets on Fifty Poems.
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How It Felt: A Profile of Namwali Serpell
In The Furrows, Namwali Serpell draws readers into the roiling nature of grief in a powerful narrative that explores memory, loss, and Black identity without resting on what she calls the “meaningless platitude” that art promotes empathy.
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The Lampblack Model
Created in response to social uprisings and the pandemic, Lampblack offers direct aid and community to Black writers and publishes an annual magazine that furthers Black literature.
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Q&A: Abdurraqib Edits for Tin House
MacArthur Fellow Hanif Abdurraqib talks about his new position at the independent press, the relationship between writer and editor, and the abundant talents of the Black literary community.
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Ten Questions for Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
“In the mornings—or when I roll over from a dream—there’s only God and me talking to each other.” —Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, author of The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois
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Of the Diaspora, In the Spotlight
A series of books, edited by Erica Vital-Lazare and published by McSweeney’s, shines a light on Black literature that was previously overlooked or underappreciated.
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Ten Questions for Kaitlyn Greenidge
“Do the hard stuff first.” —Kaitlyn Greenidge, author of Libertie
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Craft Capsule: Rethinking Theory and Poetics
The author of Anodyne prioritizes joy in her poetics.
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