The Best Poetry of 2023
Five collections our columnist loved this year.
Source: nytimes.com
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Nii Ayikwei Parkes: Following heritage threads from Africa to the Caribbean
Novelist, poet and storyteller Nii Ayikwei Parkes travels to the Caribbean to research his past – a complex heritage that has been fractured and scattered by the impact of the slave trade
Source: geographical.co.uk
The phonopoetics of Fred Moten, Brandon López, and Gerald Cleaver
THIS MONTH, a year to the day since the release of their debut album, the trio of Fred Moten (poet), Brandon López (bassist), and Gerald Cleaver (drummer) came to London for a weekend residency at Café Oto. Recorded during the Covid pandemic at New York’s GSI studios and released on the Reading Group label, the group’s self-titled album exemplifies what Anthony Reed, in his book Soundworks, has called “phonopoetics,” a more capacious term than previous indicators like “jazz poetry.”During its flourishing from what Reed calls the “Long Black Arts Movement,” peaking in the ’6...
Source: artforum.com
Lubbock police arrest 11 in west Lubbock human trafficking sting
LPD confirmed seven people were arrested Thursday for solicitation of prostitution and four for prostitution, in addition to other charges.
Source: lubbockonline.com