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15.032019September 6, 2019

Voices of Bettering American Poetry—Nico Amador

Voices of Bettering American Poetry—Nico Amador

By Elmira ElvazovaIn Bettering American PoetryTags autobiography, Bettering American Poetry, identity, Nico Amador, writing

What poets do you identify with, or feel you are grouped with by editors, readers, conference organizers, or educators? What misconceptions do you see about...

28.012019September 9, 2019

VIDA Reviews! New Poets of Native Nations, edited by Heid E. Erdrich

VIDA Reviews! New Poets of Native Nations, edited by Heid E. Erdrich

By Elmira ElvazovaIn VIDA Review ReviewsTags books reviewed, Heid E. Erdrich, Indigenous poetry, Native American Literature, Stacy Pratt

Last month, Vulture, the arts and entertainment site of New York magazine released “A Premature Attempt at the 21st Century Canon.” The subhead explained: “A...

17.122018September 10, 2019

What Happens When You Switch a Character’s Gender?

What Happens When You Switch a Character’s Gender?

By Elmira ElvazovaIn FeaturedTags #fiction, gender bias, Micah Perks, Michelle Tea, Nicola Griffith, publishing

Once I wrote a story about a woman who grows a baby in a pot. Thumbelina-style. The woman throws out a dead cactus in a...