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

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

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...

Dung-Aw: Conveying the Poetry of Grief

Dung-Aw: Conveying the Poetry of Grief

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...

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

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

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...

Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Cynthia Cruz

Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Cynthia Cruz

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...

Poetry, Community, and Reading the Body

Poetry, Community, and Reading the Body

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...

Some Questions About Empathy and Reading

Some Questions About Empathy and Reading

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...