The PEN Ten with Martín Espada
"As a poet with a background in law, I am obsessed by the philosophy, the poetics, and the practice of justice. I am obsessed by what Whitman calls, 'the… More
The PEN Ten with Ladan Osman
"So often we are stuck in contracted stories, or keeping others in manageable narratives. We look, but what are we looking for?" More
The PEN Ten with Dante Micheaux
"I do not think of myself as a writer, though I do write and often use the label for convenience: being a writer is much easier to explain than… More
My Face, My Attention, My Soul: A Conversation with Kevin Simmonds
I am now a poet. It’s as simple as that, really. The inclination to do it is in me. My face, my attention, my soul—all of those things are… More