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

Dung-Aw: Conveying the Poetry of Grief

By In FeaturedTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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...

22.062015September 10, 2019
ROUNDTABLE: POLICING THE OTHER IN THE LITERARY WORLD

ROUNDTABLE: POLICING THE OTHER IN THE LITERARY WORLD

By In FeaturedTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

This conversation, moderated by Hoa Nguyen, took place on March 29, 2015. Hoa sent out a preliminary list of questions meant to spark the conversation,...

24.042015September 10, 2019
Report from the Field– Speak Test: The Silencing of the Racialized Body

Report from the Field– Speak Test: The Silencing of the Racialized Body

By In Reports from the FieldTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

In my third year as an MFA student, I received an email from my English department requesting that I schedule and pass a Spoken English...

01.022015October 9, 2020
VIDA Roundtable on Misogynist Content and Editorial Responsibility

VIDA Roundtable on Misogynist Content and Editorial Responsibility

By In FeaturedTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Recently, following the publication of a troubling poem about violence against women, a social media backlash began, along with a conversation about misogynist content, editorial...

18.112014September 9, 2019
Against Our Own Best Time: Competition Among Writers in the Margins

Against Our Own Best Time: Competition Among Writers in the Margins

By In FeaturedTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

In the small town where I grew up, I was strange and lonely. Books were my solution. The page was the easiest place to name...