The PEN Ten with Matt Bell
"The best books probably weren't written for presidents. The most important books will probably always be written for people who are afraid of what the presidency might become." More
Two Poems by John Yau
Shorthand that he is sacrificial pig / Soon to be dangled plunged flushed or frozen / Before slurping prognathous blob toting lurkers / Mildly curious prop destined for smithereen… More
The PEN Ten with Don Mee Choi
"My politico-aesthetic stance and practice as a poet and translator is 'illegal' and will likely remain so. I will let you know if and when an arrest ever happens." More
The PEN Ten with Saeed Jones
"I'm obsessed with manhood as a brutal and artful performance. My mind always finds its way back to the crossroad where sex, race, and power collide." More
Five Poems by Rachel B. Glaser
my snake would scare away cops / if they came bothering Mama and me / when we are dancing to our records / high off something Ricky gave us More
Deer in the Woods
“You therefore ought to put some thought into what happiness means to you,” the German said turning towards me, ”Deer in the woods? Or deer on the plate?”… More
The Revolt of the Peasant Girls
Though the fathers and brothers and potential husbands who fought us and fell are entombed and their monuments decorated with cockscomb and digitalis, we wait for the earth to… More
The PEN Ten with Lisa Lucas
"I [ ] think that there’s something to how hard it is to write, to tell the truth, to publish, and to make a living doing so that brings… More
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