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This was a poetry reading to celebrate Poetry Month initiated by the Dekalb Library, as part of its Diversity in DeKalb series. Held at the Toco-Hills, a new library branch, it brought together a...
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Writing poetry can be a lonely endeavor. Reading poetry, however, can introduce us to people and worlds we’ve never experienced. Use the power of poetry to help someone who is lonely. The woman resting...
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At a press conference in London this morning, the Man Booker Prize Foundation announced the shortlist for the 2013 prize. The winner, who will receive 50,000 British pounds, or approximately $75,000,...
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Kamilah Aisha Moon
“When I need to reach that pool of possibility within, I get something cold to drink and sit next to an open window—no matter the season. Listening to instrumental acid jazz from the late 60s and 70s...
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View ArticleRW East Dekalb County Public Library
This was a poetry reading to celebrate Poetry Month initiated by the Dekalb Library, as part of its Diversity in DeKalb series. Held at the Toco-Hills, a new library branch, it brought together a...
View ArticleReaching Out
Writing poetry can be a lonely endeavor. Reading poetry, however, can introduce us to people and worlds we’ve never experienced. Use the power of poetry to help someone who is lonely. The woman resting...
View ArticleRoxane Gay on a Better Literary Conversation, Cheryl Strayed’s Long-Lost...
Evan Smith Rakoff Roxane Gay highlights the slight amount of book review coverage for writers of color; Cheryl Strayed revealed how her bestselling memoir Wild introduced her to a half-sister; Harper...
View ArticleMan Booker Announces Shortlist
At a press conference in London this morning, the Man Booker Prize Foundation announced the shortlist for the 2013 prize. The winner, who will receive 50,000 British pounds, or approximately $75,000,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kamilah Aisha Moon
“When I need to reach that pool of possibility within, I get something cold to drink and sit next to an open window—no matter the season. Listening to instrumental acid jazz from the late 60s and 70s...
View ArticleCharacter Speak
Dialogue is about economy of words. Less means more. Dialogue should reveal characters through tension. Write a scene in which your protagonist must convince a stranger to divulge his or her social...
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In many ways you are everyone who came before you. Your uniqueness is your own spin on the DNA of your ancestors. Spend several minutes sitting quietly in front of a mirror. Reflect. Other than you,...
View ArticleFlannery O’Connor Journals, Netflix for Books, and More
Evan Smith Rakoff Tech start-up Oyster has launched a Netflix-like service for books; Jennifer Vanderbes argues the evolutionary merits of narrative storytelling; Rachel Weisz will create a screen...
View ArticleRW East Dekalb County Public Library
This was a poetry reading to celebrate Poetry Month initiated by the Dekalb Library, as part of its Diversity in DeKalb series. Held at the Toco-Hills, a new library branch, it brought together a...
View ArticleReaching Out
Writing poetry can be a lonely endeavor. Reading poetry, however, can introduce us to people and worlds we’ve never experienced. Use the power of poetry to help someone who is lonely. The woman resting...
View ArticleRoxane Gay on a Better Literary Conversation, Cheryl Strayed’s Long-Lost...
Evan Smith Rakoff Roxane Gay highlights the slight amount of book review coverage for writers of color; Cheryl Strayed revealed how her bestselling memoir Wild introduced her to a half-sister; Harper...
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