Fort Greene Summer Literary Festival this SATURDAY, 8/22
This Saturday, August 22nd, NY Writers Coalition, Akashic Books & Greenlight Bookstore will be teaming up to host the 11th Annual Fort Greene Summer Literary Festival. Launched in 2005, the LitFest serves as an... Read More
POETRY: Two Poems by Cristine Brache
safe words Cristine Brache i’d like to hear some safe words satin blouse, string of pearls, neck brace make more secure sounds, say a prayer, and really care... Read More
POETRY: Black Girls, Simone Savannah
Black Girls Simone Savannah Black girls try to memorize theories to save themselves, try to revive their pretty browns tight and significant. My white girlfriend, skinny thing, not... Read More
POETRY: SKKRMBLE 4 AFRICA, by Casey Rocheteau
SKKRMBLE 4 AFRICA Casey Rocheteau Teacher said the Europeons got together and carved up the continent like a Thanksgiving turkey in Berlin and I say that’s really messed... Read More
POETRY: Prison Bullfrog, by Gloria Nixon-John
Prison Bullfrog Gloria Nixon-John He usually writes about his routine rising before 5:00 to weak coffee scrubbing floors, painting walls his one hour in the exercise yard, or... Read More
REVIEW: Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, Claire Schwartz
Ross Gay is the author three books of poetry: Against Which, Bringing the Shovel Down, and, most recently, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude. The following book review concerns Ross Gay’s... Read More