01.082018September 10, 2019
News Flash: There’s No Central Office Called #MeToo

News Flash: There’s No Central Office Called #MeToo

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1 I’d already had a bad day when I read Daphne Merkin’s now-infamous Op-Ed in The New York Times, “Publicly, We Say #MeToo. Privately, We...

03.042018September 10, 2019
Dung-Aw: Conveying the Poetry of Grief

Dung-Aw: Conveying the Poetry of Grief

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For writers with the gift of more than one language, what kinds of sounds are we able to make when grieving? From living in this...

24.072017September 6, 2019
Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 2 — torrin a. greathouse

Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 2 — torrin a. greathouse

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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...

04.092016September 6, 2019
Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Cynthia Cruz

Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Cynthia Cruz

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What have you been reading, watching, or listening to lately? I have been reading books on various artist collectives, including collectively run art spaces as...

06.072015November 12, 2019
Poetry, Community, and Reading the Body

Poetry, Community, and Reading the Body

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Poetry can be a gateway to empathy, a space of shared vulnerability. It can help audiences navigate the difficult and uncomfortable by offering a creative...

01.102014September 10, 2019
Some Questions About Empathy and Reading

Some Questions About Empathy and Reading

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First Questions: The Limits of Empathy I taught two creative writing courses as a graduate student. My undergraduates wanted answers and rules, and instead I...