Two Poems
“Saturday morning my hair meets this drain” and “Not a snow day” are two poems by Tawanda Mulalu that reckon with loving, existing, belonging, and all the gaps in between
LETTER TO AMERIKA
A poem addressed to "war cooked in labs and ideologies hatched in test tubes," people "stripped of song," and foreign cultures recycled in ivory towers. Mbizo Chirasha dreams of a land of freedom that is actually free
Red Dirt
“A diner surrounded by dirt is the perfect place for peculiar things” – new fiction set in Arizona, by Scout Satterfield.
Moving Beyond the US: #BlackLivesMatter and Decolonization
“The white hegemonic structures killing Black people in the U.S. are the same structures allowing Israel to annex Palestine” – Tom Abi Samra’s new essay examines the BLM movement in tandem with Arab politics.
an evening meal with langston hughes, william carlos williams, christopher columbus & lady liberty
“i’ve been taking my time to ferry / towards lady liberty” – an experimental list poem in conversation with the greats, by Vamika Sinha.
Lonely Planet Guide
In the form of a travel list of New York restaurants, Vamika Sinha's new fiction piece focuses on the nuances of love, sex, dating and loneliness in the Big Apple.
Appa
“remind / my taste buds that they are alive” – in this evocative poem, Thirangie Jayatilake relishes the foods that connect her to families and cities.
An Interview with Artist Thomas Derksen
Zoe Jane Patterson talks to Canadian visual artist Thomas Derksen.
Californian Encounter
The author encounters a curious man at Union Station. New in fiction
whole foods
Vamika Sinha's new poem gets knee deep into the late stage capitalist American dream.
To me
In this new poem, Ruobing Sabrina Zhao writes after Kenneth Koch’s “To You.”
money
An “open call for hopes and prayers”, Vamika Sinha explores New York as both capitalist hell and heaven.
movie
Inspired by the Tom Misch song “Movie”, a love poem by Vamika Sinha.
new york
A romp of a poem showcasing the sounds, noise, music of New York City.
US Embassy
“I wanted to punch Uncle Sam and scream” – Tzy Jiun Tan visits the US embassy in Malaysia, in a poem amid the Trump regime.
gaborone #2
A mother files for a visa to see her son, a young black boy in America, from the sweaty rooms of the US embassy in Botswana.