Poetry Nov 30 Poet Franny Choi pictures a world without police What world a world without police look like? Poet Franny Choi’s work attempts to answer that question.
Poetry Nov 23 Why Native poets, and their languages, are so often misunderstood Alaskan Native poet Joan Naviyuk Kane writes in Inupiaq, one of the languages spoken by the Native Alaskan people. Many of her poems are inspired by the sound or feel of one word; then, she "build[s] the poem, either through…
Arts Nov 20 WATCH: The psychological toll of Syria’s war in one breathtaking minute Filmmaker and dancer Amer Albarzawi was living in Raqqa, Syria, two years ago as it became the stronghold of the Islamic State.
Arts Nov 19 Ta-Nehisi Coates, Adam Johnson among winners at National Book Awards Ta-Nehisi Coates and Adam Johnson were among the four authors awarded Wednesday night at the 66th annual National Book Awards, one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the U.S.
Nation Nov 17 House lawmakers create new transgender equality task force A group of lawmakers kicked off a new congressional task force for transgender rights on Tuesday with the first-ever congressional forum on transgender life in the U.S.
Arts Nov 16 A bird’s-eye portrait of what was once a thriving steel town Many people have never heard of Braddock, Pennsylvania, an industrial town on the Monongahela River, just a 20-minute drive from Pittsburgh. Just over 2,000 people live there. The town’s defining feature is itself a remnant of outdated industry — Andrew…
Poetry Nov 16 Poet Danez Smith issues a wake-up call to white America “Dear White America” is a sprawling testimony to the effects of racial violence in the U.S.
World Nov 13 Parisians use #PorteOuverte to offer each other shelter after attacks After a series in attacks in Paris left more than 100 people dead Friday, residents rallied around the hashtag #PorteOuverte on Twitter to offer people safe places to stay.
Poetry Nov 09 What Buddhism taught poet G Yamazawa about using ‘gay’ as a slur Growing up Buddhist and Japanese-American in a mostly-white and black community in North Carolina, Yamazawa found an avenue of self-expression in rap and poetry.