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Nothing Weighs Anything There
The way I got into this work was through my love of the water. I’ve always known it was where I belonged. Given that I was born and raised… More
Looking for Black Literature?
I first understood what people meant when they spoke of intangible white privilege when I realized that I read differently than other people. Literature had often asked me to… More
365 Black: Celebrating African-America History and Culture All Year Long
As an African-American author and publisher of children’s books I am delighted when the month of February arrives. February is a short and usually cold month, but in publishing… More
Translation Slam
viu o primeiro sol/ depois do inverno/ desembrulhar, folho por/ folho, os rebentos More
PEN Appeal:
January 15, 2010 His Excellency Hu Jintao President of the People’s Republic of China State Council Beijing 100032 P.R. China Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,400 members of PEN American Center, an international organization… More
PEN Appeal: José Alberto Velázquez López
February 4, 2010 Felipe De Jesús Calderón Hinojosa Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos Residencia Oficial de los Pinos Casa Miguel Alemán Col. San Miguel Chapultepec, C.P. 11850 DISTRITO FEDERAL, México Fax: (+ 52… More
PEN Appeal: Yoani Sánchez, Orlando Luís Pardo Lazo, and Claudia Cadelo
November 30, 2009 Raúl Castro Ruz Presidente c/o Cuban Interests Section 2639 16th St, NW Washington, DC 20009 Fax: (202) 797-0606 General Abelardo Coloma Ibarra Ministro del Interior y Prisiones c/o Cuban Interests Section 2639 16th St, NW Washington,… More
American Sublime
We want Brasil but Brasil won’t win. Aden waves a desultory green and yellow flag. From the East to the West to the West to the East we scatter and settle and… More
leadbelly: poems
leadbelly v. lomaxat themodern language association conference, 1934 a costume.dark overalls,handkerchiefand ugly-ass shitkickers,clutched like gifts in his outstretched hands chase the stink of mule dirt backinto my head. now he… More
Kwame Anthony Appiah’s Nomination of Liu Xiaobo for the Nobel Peace Prize
On January 29, 2010, PEN President Kwame Anthony Appiah sent his letter of nomination for Liu Xiaobo for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. More
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