“Muddying the Gulf: On Families and Secrets” by Sadia Hassan
Sadia Hassan reviews Steven Espada Dawson’s debut poetry collection, Late to the Search Party
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Author: Lisa Ampleman
Special Feature: “Eli Plays Along” by Rob Macaisa Colgate
A poem that brings together a spoken monologue, an enactment of the kinds of listening that can happen, and incredible wordplay.
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Special Feature: “A Heartbeat in a Cemetery in Tennessee” by Kimberly Reyes
Our latest special feature, a poem by Kimberly Reyes about natural interdependence, the physicality of intimacy, and cicadas.
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miCRo: “The Eco-Audiologist, After Hearing” by Haley Bossé
A meditative eco-miCRo that asks us to slow down and witness the missing.
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“Weaving a Ne(s)t for Our Ghosts” by Jennifer S. Cheng
Jennifer S. Cheng on the complicated craft of writing family secrets.
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“Let Me Whisper in Your Ear: A Craft Essay” by Shara Lessley
Shara Lessley on the craft of writing about family secrets in literary nonfiction
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“On Family History and Fiction” by James Stewart III
Debut novelist James Stewart III on the craft of writing fiction about family secrets
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“Knowledge and Responsibility: A Review of Morgan Talty’s Fire Exit” by Jessica E. Johnson
Jessica E. Johnson reviews Morgan Talty’s novel Fire Exit
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“Surprise Visit” by Jalen Eutsey
Mangoes ripening in a wicker basket—tough and green, you could skin themand eat them with salt. In...
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“Endling” by Fran Qi
Naming is an act of caring—Martha, Toughie,Celia the Pyrenean ibex who died twice.I take 齐 for...
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