NONFICTION: Year of the Jack Rabbit, Hannah Lee Jones
Year of the Jack Rabbit Hannah Lee Jones Happy new year of marveling how different and alike we are, in a Korean restaurant so busy that I’m squeezed... Read More
BOOK REVIEW: Margo Jefferson's 'Negroland: A Memoir,' by Elisabeth Sherman
Margo Jefferson’s Negroland: A Memoir Elisabeth Sherman Literature is experiencing a renaissance in the memoir genre. Women especially dominate this field. But critic Margo Jefferson has created a staggering... Read More
NONFICTION: Take, Eat by RJ Eldridge
Take, Eat RJ Eldridge The Corrector in my mind tells me Just be straightforward. Tell about how the big things we don’t earn make the little things distant.... Read More
The Fujianese are Badasses: an interview with Wo Chan
Apogee Benefit Preview #2 This week we’re posting interviews and previews for our annual benefit on Friday September 25th. Today’s interview features queer Fujianese poet and drag performer... Read More
Reason to Give #4: Social Justice and Social Change
Our September funding drive continues with Reason to Give #4: Social Justice and Social Change. Michael Brown. John Crawford. Eric Garner: black men killed in the street... 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