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Jos Charles on Poetry, Alternate Timelines, and the Entertainment Industry

Christopher Soto

Interviews

February 28, 2019 9 min read

"There are other ways to order the world than what the rules of a language may allow." Read More

Nicole Sealey: On Being Inspired by the NYC Ball Scene and Writing With Empathy

Christopher Soto

Interviews

December 6, 2017 7 min read

"There’s a big difference between appropriation, embodiment and homage." Read More

‘Mucus in My Pineal Gland’ by Juliana Huxtable

Christopher Soto

Reviews

November 21, 2017 5 min read

With Mucus in My Pineal Gland, Juliana Huxtable has produced a socially and intellectually provocative poetry collection Read More

‘Poetry’ Magazine Will Feature Trans/GNC Poets in Special Issue

Christopher Soto

News

October 31, 2017 2 min read

This special issue of Poetry will hopefully help bring more recognition, respect, and opportunity for trans and gender non-conforming poets Read More

‘Anybody’ by Ari Banias

Christopher Soto

Poetry Reviews

February 26, 2017 3 min read

Ari Banias’ Anybody is a book that acknowledges a boundary, escapes it, and redefines it. Read More

‘You’re The Most Beautiful Thing That Happened’ by Arisa White

Christopher Soto

Poetry Reviews

November 29, 2016 4 min read

This book feels like a love letter to our shared queer community of color Read More

‘IRL’ by Tommy Pico

Christopher Soto

Poetry Reviews

November 5, 2016 3 min read

Where does poetry come from? Tommy Pico finds poetry everywhere, in everything. He makes the long poem popular again. He combats the MFA poet with colloquialisms and pop culture. Read More

Read This! The Third Issue of ‘Nepantla: A Journal Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color’

Christopher Soto

News Poetry

September 15, 2016 3 min read

Nepantla: A Journal Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color aims to preserve diversity within the queer poetry community Read More

Read an Excerpt from ‘Nepantla Issue #3’: Ocean Vuong & Christopher Soto in Conversation

Christopher Soto

Interviews

September 14, 2016 5 min read

"For me that is success, to be able to speak with one another with our best intentions. I always see that as the end goal, to reach humans. Success is when the world becomes a vehicle for the work." Read More

Read an Excerpt from ‘Nepantla Issue #3’: Brenda Shaughnessy & Christopher Soto in Conversation

Christopher Soto

Interviews

September 12, 2016 9 min read

"Really it’s neither difficult nor devastating to hit a wrong note or to write a bad line of poetry. Just write another. Sing another song. Big whoop, I realized. But it took me decades to figure that out." Read More

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Reviews

Unearthing Queer Archive in Early 1990’s West Palm Beach, Florida

The Mars House: Science Fiction and the Hazards of Imagination

Maps of Belonging: Italian Trans Geographies

Random

‘Beauty Queens’ by Libba Bray

Features

Unearthing Queer Archive in Early 1990’s West Palm Beach, Florida

Maps of Belonging: Italian Trans Geographies

Dreaming up a Hopeful Future: A Conversation with Grist authors on queer climate fiction

Interviews

Bonds & Boundaries: A Conversation with Dale Corvino

Dreaming up a Hopeful Future: A Conversation with Grist authors on queer climate fiction

“What if it was both and all of the above?”: An interview with CJ Hauser

Excerpts

An Excerpt from Sleep Tight Satellite: Stories by Carol Guess

Read This! Excerpt from the delicacy of embracing spirals by mimi tempestt

In Bed with Joan Nestle

Jos Charles on Poetry, Alternate Timelines, and the Entertainment Industry

Nicole Sealey: On Being Inspired by the NYC Ball Scene and Writing With Empathy

‘Mucus in My Pineal Gland’ by Juliana Huxtable

‘Poetry’ Magazine Will Feature Trans/GNC Poets in Special Issue

‘Anybody’ by Ari Banias

‘You’re The Most Beautiful Thing That Happened’ by Arisa White

‘IRL’ by Tommy Pico

Read This! The Third Issue of ‘Nepantla: A Journal Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color’

Read an Excerpt from ‘Nepantla Issue #3’: Ocean Vuong & Christopher Soto in Conversation

Read an Excerpt from ‘Nepantla Issue #3’: Brenda Shaughnessy & Christopher Soto in Conversation