Electric Literature’s Most Popular Articles of 2023
The most-read essays, reading lists, and interviews of the year
The most-read essays, reading lists, and interviews of the year
Candace Williams explores how language calcifies physical and social realities in their poetry collection "I Am the Most Dangerous Thing"
A personal and critical lens to Blackness in America from our archives
Gayl Jones’ decades-long absence from public life illuminates the power of restorative quiet
Susanne Althoff, author of “Launching While Female,” recommends true stories of women breaking boundaries
The classic novel, now celebrating its 50th anniversary, taught me that being a Black woman is more than just Blackness or womanhood
Political action doesn't begin or end with elections
Lyz Lenz on her new book "Belabored" and how America consistently does wrong by pregnant people and mothers
From slave narratives to Michelle Obama, Black women must be simultaneously self-disclosing and self-protective