Everyone Wants a Working Class Origin Story Without having a Working Class Origin Story
“The problem in America then and now is that we muddle morality and social class. The bigger problem is that our country’s only worthy narrative is the rags to riches motif” – Samantha Neugebauer discusses class inequality and the American dream in this new essay.
(st)ars poetica
An experimental ars poetica in conversation with Teju Cole’s novel, by Vamika Sinha.
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.
whole foods
Vamika Sinha's new poem gets knee deep into the late stage capitalist American dream.
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.
Free Market
Zoe Patterson's new poem is an abrasive take on capitalism and the American dream.