The power of translation
Translating works of literature into another language is powerful. It opens up various communities to the book, poetry, play, essay, whatever the […]
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How to make your literary magazine more inclusive
After having this important conversation at AWP 2017 on how to make writing communities more inclusive to all of us, I decided […]
Worthy bodies: Highlighting disabled writers in District Lit
District Lit, the journal I’m the Poetry Editor for, recently published our Disability Issue. These writers and artists share their raw truths […]
Poems in The Deaf Poets Society’s ‘Crips In Space’ issue
I’m over the moon about The Deaf Poets Society’s newest issue, called “Crips In Space,” which includes eight of my poems. The […]
The power of writers as activists
The incredible Taylor Lewis reflects on the power of writers as activists, her experiences teaching abroad in France, going to grad school […]
That’s a wrap on AWP 2017
Wow. AWP is over. I am exhausted, and sick (who gave me this cold?!), and heartened by the writing community I’m a […]
What is #OwnYourOwn?
The #OwnYourOwn hashtag has taken off this week. It’s a space on Twitter to encourage and inspire marginalized writers. It’s a call to #OwnYourOwn voice, #OwnYourOwn dreams, #OwnYourOwn […]