Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 3 — Jess Rizkallah

Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 3 — Jess Rizkallah

Has 2018 been different for you than other years? It has, but if it weren’t I think that would be concerning. For so long I...

Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 2 — Ruth Awad

Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 2 — Ruth Awad

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...

The Dictator in My Notebook: On Censorship and the Risks of Writing

The Dictator in My Notebook: On Censorship and the Risks of Writing

My mother used to warn me, “Never write anything down you wouldn’t want someone else to read. Not in a letter. Not in a diary....

Compassionate Curating: Editing Halal If You Hear Me

Compassionate Curating: Editing Halal If You Hear Me

Fatimah Asghar: There are as many ways of being Muslim as there are Muslims. That was the first thing that Safia and I talked about when...

Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Fatimah Asghar

Voices of Bettering American Poetry 2015 — Fatimah Asghar

What would you like to see change in the literary world, or how would you “better” American poetry? Can American poetry be “bettered?” I think...