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Living in Liminality: Working with the Wounds of Trauma through Altered States & Poison Medicine
Adapted from a keynote given at the 2018 Transformative Language Arts Network Power of Words Conference +++ What is the center what is the center...

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

Made of Warring Parts: An Interview with Linette Reeman & torrin a. greathouse
Sarah Clark: Both of your chapbooks are so viscerally about the body. Can you tell me how you conceptualize of bodies, in a broader sense,...

Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 3 — Zaina Alsous
What have you been reading, watching, or listening to lately? What new or emerging writer do you want the world to know about? Who would...

Open the Gates: A Call For Inclusivity in Romance Reviewing
When it comes to the book publishing industry, there are a lot of barriers to inclusivity and diversity. Editors and publishers sometimes claim that books...

VIDA Not So Feckless Roundtable
Sarah Fawn: How did this the idea for this anthology come about? What prompted your role and vision as an editor? Susan: I became a...

On Labor’s Value
In the twilight stillness, I watch my son while he sleeps. My partner and I share the responsibilities of feeding him throughout the day. As...

Discussing Resistance and Hope: Mini-Interviews with Cyree Jarelle Johnson & Naomi Ortiz
“I felt scared and powerless the evening of Election Day 2016. The term ‘resistance’ became popular and commonplace in the news with the start of...

On Bad Behavior: An Interview with Therese Anne Fowler
On the November 25th cover of The New York Times Magazine, Nancy Pelosi poses in a crisp coral pantsuit and matching heels. Her legs are...