“Shamelessly Lyrical and Ecstatic”: An Interview with Kemi Alabi
"I'm always playing with sound, trying to find the line, and letting language lead me somewhere. I'm satisfied with what I've found when the real shit pops up, and that's what I can revise toward. Black feminist writers taught me the urgency, political potency, and transformative power of truth-telling, and the only truth I'm interested in is accessed through vulnerability—I'm skeptical of its other origins."
Poetry by Maya Washington
Before I Check Out of Life Completely
An Interview with Apogee Journal Issue 7 Contributor, JP Howard
Apogee Journal is thrilled to publish JP Howard’s nonfiction piece, “Goodbye, Mama” in issue 7. In this interview, conducted by our nonfiction editor, Safia Jama, JP talks about her journey... Read More
Poetry As Class Privilege: Words Inspired by Audre Lorde
By Christopher Soto So a couple days ago was Audre Lorde’s 80th birthday. Yay! And I’ve been reading/meditating on some of her works, such as ‘Poetry Is Not a Luxury’... Read More