Poetry
When poetry serves as a divine awakening
For Jessica PD, poetry marched with her as a friend but upon publishing her debut book, it became her most painful intervention. “Soon, Wind Bells will welcome me with open arms,” she says.
Poetry
Literature
Columnist Marj Ostani on cultivating community and her debut book ‘Homecoming’
Community spaces and the people behind them are how Ostani has arrived at a place of writing, producing and self-publishing her own book, she says.
Unmasking
Unmasking poet Ari B. Cofer
As a renowned writer, Ari B. Cofer knows she can rely on the privilege of being seen and heard only in certain settings. And even if she platforms her vulnerabilities and cries for safety toward the horrors of being Black in America, she still feels scared sometimes.