by Gwendolyn A. Mitchell Every once in a while, I get lost in the winter evening just after dusk. I am Downtown waiting for the 82 Lincoln, standing across the street from what should be Gimbels […]
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For many of these writers, their Latinx identity and commitment to their craft are inseparable. Jiménez says she has been writing poetry for as long as she can remember — and being Latinx, being Puerto Rican, is a crucial part of that. “I think that’s the way most of us see our artmarking,” she says. “That’s just a part of who we are, and how we move in the world.”
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In February, Ross Gay visited Alphabet City to launch his newest release, The Book of Delights, an essay collection in which he explores the ordinary and beautiful moments, things, and people he encounters in his day-to-day life. Prior to […]
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Major Jackson reads at City of Asylum as part of Cave Canem’s annual celebration of black poetry.
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“The music of literature is going on before you come on, and the music hopefully will go on after you leave.” -Idra Novey, author of Ways to Disappear
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Tienchi Martin-Liao remembers her former colleague, the recently deceased human rights defender Harry Wu.
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An interview with Pittsburgh organizer Alexandra Oliver about the Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon.
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