In the poem “St. Sebastian,” the speaker ponders: “How many St. Sebastian statues/ can I give as coming out gifts?”...
This dazzling debut takes the coming-out, coming-of-age narrative and gives it a fresh landscape, namely, the Bronx urban scene, where the street codes are “mixed into the concrete and asphalt that was used to build the neighborhood.” Read More
Although James Baldwin (1924-1987) considered himself first and foremost a novelist, he found other genres of writing irresistible, particularly the...
Set in the state of Puebla in southern Mexico, Erik Orrantia’s debut novel, Normal Miguel (Cheyenne), offers a unique experience...
A survivor of the gritty NYC streets, Emanuel Xavier shaped the troubling details and experiences of his past into arresting...
“A deaf man is a foreign country./ He remains forever a language to learn,” declares the speaker in “Instructions to...
Any poet will say that it takes a community of poets to shape a single life, so it is with...
In Steven Cordova’s poem “13 Things to Do Once I’m Dead,” “Stop thinking about death” tops the list. This starting...
Spoken word artist and political activist Staceyann Chin lowers her voice a few decibels to deliver a surprisingly quiet and...
Structured as a series of vignettes in non-chronological order, All Screwed Up is a memoir written with a dead-pan humor and honesty that allows each piece to amuse, shock and eventually endear itself to the reader. Read More
