In “Beautyland,” An Italian American Extraterrestrial in Philly is Humanity’s Sharpest Scribe
Marie-Helene Bertino on toiling in obscurity, writing alienation, and turning towards fear
Marie-Helene Bertino on toiling in obscurity, writing alienation, and turning towards fear
Minrose Gwin creates a portrait of a Gulf town that is both in flux and ancient
Donna Hemans, author of "The House of Plain Truth," recommends Caribbean family sagas that expand the definition of "family"
Nobody will say how much death is too much death
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author doesn’t want to be a voice for the voiceless, he wants to abolish the conditions of voicelessness
The poet on her memoir "You Could Make This Place Beautiful" and letting go without forgiving
"Daisies" by Marne Litfin, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
David van den Berg, author of "Love Letters from an Arsonist," recommends raw and unflinchingly honest poems about the American South
Libraries from around the world that must be seen to be believed
Poems that celebrate diasporic identity and rage against oppression