Center for Black Literature presents: The Wild Seeds Retreat for Writers of Color! OPEN REGISTRATION!
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Tales of 3 generations of Black women intertwine to form 'Memphis'
Admittedly, Tara M. Stringfellow became an attorney simply because her first book of poetry didn’t sell and she needed an income. But after a few years at Crown Castle in Chicago doing family and real estate law, she left, heading straight to the Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing at Northwestern University to get back into the writing game—this time with a lawyer’s sharpened pencil.
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Poet Sarah Lubala Examines Disappearances of All Kinds
The DRC-born poet tells OkayAfrica how and why she practices 'a poetics of disobedience.'
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'The Town of Babylon': Alejandro Varela's debut novel struggles with queer, racial, and class identity.
New York based Latino writer Alejandro Varela weaves together histories of immigration, economic unease, and the health complications of racism in America.
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Inside stories
Inside stories Rahsaan “New York” Thomas met freelance journalist Emily Nonko at San Quentin State Prison in 2018. Thomas is 50, co-host of the Pulitzer-nominated Ear Hustle podcast, and currently incarcerated at the prison. He had decided to write years earlier, contributed numerous stories to San Quentin News, and was interested in connecting incarcerated people with those outside. Nonko, a New York-based freelance journalist who typically focuses on cities and urban policy, developed a friendship with Thomas, and started covering San Quentin more often. “As a liberal person who felt...
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