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In this special episode of Pray with our Feet podcast, Mom and I chat with Yaa Abbensetts-Dobson, Michele Evans and Dr. Shameka Poetry Thomas, about the latest issue of Spoken Black Girl Magazine (which focuses on the Black motherhood experience) while also uplifting Black Maternal Health Week (April 11-17) founded by Black Mamas Matter Alliance. We dive into the urgent need for community care, creating safe spaces for Black mothers and their children, resisting the suffocation of our wombs by oppressive systems, and the vital need for rest, mindfulness and radical self care in the tradition of Audre Lorde and June Jordan; each of these practices is a sacred form of resistance, sustaining us in the ongoing work of collective liberation. We call our joy back to us, and remain rooted in our faith, despite the challenges. Purchase your copy of Spoken Black Girl (Motherhood issue), where you can read "Swan Song," by Michele Evans, "Our Wombs Cannot Breathe: Wellness Power for Facing the Harsh Reality of Black Maternal-Child Health Disparities in the United States, by Dr. Shameka Poetry Thomas PhD & Dr. Kyrah K. Brown PhD, "Mothering at the Intersection of Blackness and Neurodiversity" by Emelda De Coteau alongside an array of talented writers and artists. Stay Connected with the Writers: Yaa Abbensetts-Dobson, founder of Spoken Black Girl and author of Departure Story Michele Evans, author of Purl (a collection of poetry) Dr. Shameka Poetry Thomas, author of the forthcoming book entitled THE UGLY CRY: Essays and Meditations on Honesty, Anger, Grief, and Freedom. To be released Summer 2025. >>> Head over to our webiste to see full show notes (includes the authors bios & additonal links to their work) Help Us Spread the Word! If you enjoy the Pray with our Feet podcast, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, where you can subscribe to the show. You can also listen on Spotify, and on all major streaming platforms. BE in Community with Us: Find devotionals, blog posts, and shop in our online store. Head over to Instagram and Threads where the conversation continues between episodes. Enjoy our @PrayWithOurFeet IG Live series, Move it Forward Monday, uplifting conversations that spark change with activists, community leaders, artists and more. Special thank you to my husband Keston De Coteau, for podcast production; he is an award-winning videographer and photographer.
Can writing be a political practice? How do you write in a way that serves liberation, the making of better worlds? Today Samantha and Bipasha are in conversation with Fabliha Yeaqub, a queer Bangladeshi writer, artist and community organiser based in so-called New York. We are talking about her journey with writing as catharsis and as rebellion, how it relates to her political work, and what it means to forge community connections amidst the individualist culture of the West. This episode is grounded in June Jordan's timeless words: I must become a menace to my enemies. Connect with Fabliha’s work Fabliha’s piece 'muslim girlhood is a knife. you kill us, and yet we will live forever’: https://fablihayeaqub.substack.com/p/muslim-girlhood-is-a-knife-you-kill Website: https://www.fablihayeaqub.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fablihayeaqub/ Marigold Seeds Collective: https://www.instagram.com/marigoldseedscollective/ Amader Dawat: https://www.instagram.com/amaderdawat/ June Jordan’s I Must Become a Menace to my Enemies: https://poets.org/poem/i-must-become-menace-my-enemies This episode was co-produced and co-hosted by Samantha Haran and Bipasha Roy, Audio editing by Bipasha Roy, Supervising Producer was Tanya Ali, Executive producer and final mixing by Shareeka HelaluddinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
ABOUT AfroSolo Theatre Company https://afrosolo.org AfroSolo Theatre Company's mission is to nurture, promote and present African American and African Diasporan art and culture through solo performances and the visual and literary arts. Since 1994, we have presented the annual AfroSolo Arts Festival, a forum for African Americans and the larger African Diaspora as a way to give voice to the unique experience of being Black. Through art, we bring people of all ethnicities together to explore and share the human spirit that binds us all. AfroSolo Arts Festival is made possible through the support of the CA Arts Council, Grants for the Arts, Dream Keeper Initiative, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, SF Arts Commission, and The Friends of AfroSolo, AfroSolo's collaborative partners include AATAIN, Cultural Odyssey, Intersection for the Arts, Play Ground Theatre, The African American Art and Culture Complex, The Flow Fund, The Dr. George W. Davis Senior Center and the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival. AFROSOLO'S HISTORY AND MISSION: https://afrosolo.org/march2025 AfroSolo Theatre Company presents… AfroSolo ARTS FESTIVAL 31 - LET FREEDOM RING! PART 2 WHEN: Fri. March 28, 2025 – 7:00 pm Sat. March 29, 2025 – 7:00 pm Sun. March 30, 2025 – 3:00 pm WHERE: Potrero Stage* 1695 18th St. (at Arkansas St.), San Francisco, CA 94107 WHO: Performers Include: Douglass Haynes - vocalist Augustene Phillips - writer Libah Sheppard - writer Thomas Robert Simpson - writer Hugh Leeman – filmmaker Dr. Carl Blake (piano for Douglass Haynes) TICKETS: https://tickets.playground-sf.org/The... General Admission Seating. $0 - $35, pay what you can. No one turned away due to lack of funds. In Person & Live Streaming options available. WEB SITE: https://afrosolo.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... INSTAGRAM: / afrosolotheatrecompany FOR INFORMATION VISIT: https://afrosolo.org or call 415-771-2376 _____________________ Thomas Robert Simpson, actor, director, producer, and writer, is the founder and artistic director of AfroSolo Arts Festival. Since 1991 he has concentrated on presenting African American and African Diasporan art and culture through solo performances and the visual and literary arts. For the past 17 years Mr. Simpson has produced the award-winning and critically acclaimed AfroSolo Arts Festival in SF, presenting over seventy-five artists. He has also showcased celebrity artists such as award-winning actor Ruby Dee, comedian and political activist Dick Gregory, beloved teacher, poet and social activist June Jordan, sensational black gospel singer Emmit Powell, and many others. In 2006 Mr. Simpson won a coveted Bay Area Jefferson Award for Public Service. In 2009 he was awarded a prestigious Certificate of Honor from the SF Board of Supervisor, as well as award from SF AIDS Foundation's Black Brothers Esteem Program, The Reggie Williams Achievement Award and the Oakland Supper Club for his contributions to our community.
The group gathers in the Writers House's Wexler Studio to discuss June Jordan's "Financial Planning" and "Song of the Law Abiding Citizen."
In this episode we speak with Professor Randi Gill-Sadler about various published and unpublished works of writers and filmmakers Toni Cade Bambara and Gloria Naylor. Randi Gill-Sadler is a teacher, scholar, and writer. She received her PhdD in English and her graduate certificate in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from the University of Florida. Her research and teaching interests include 20th century African American and Afro-Caribbean women's literature, U.S. Cultures of Imperialism, and theories of Black diasporic relation and anticolonialism. Her work has been published in Feminist Formations, Small Axe, Radical History Review, and Oxford American magazine. She is currently writing her first book which revisits the Black women's literary renaissance of the 1970s and 1980s to explore how Black women writers like Paule Marshall, June Jordan, Gloria Naylor, and Toni Cade Bambara reckoned with African Americans' growing conscription into U.S. imperial exploits in their fiction, poetry, and film. For this discussion Josh talks to Professor Gill-Sadler about how Bambara and Naylor navigated the academy, spaces of cultural production, while maintaining anti-imperialist politics, and putting their skills to work for local movements and causes, while also connecting the local to the international. Just a quick note that on the video side of things, due to a pipe leak my studio has been out of commission and will continue to be for about the next month. That's why we haven't been hosting livestreams recently. We hope to have that resolved by sometime in January and have plans to continue using the video form. But in the meantime we'll be releasing audio episodes. You can catch up on the 139 livestreams we hosted there over the past year at YouTube.com/@MAKCapitalism If you appreciate the work that we do, please consider becoming a patron of the show. You can do so for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/millennialsarekillingcapitalism This episode is edited & produced by Aidan Elias. Music, as always, is by Televangel Links: "Taking Over, Living In: Black Feminist Geometry and the Radical Politics of Repair" by R. Gill-Sadler and Erica R. Edwards "The Minister of Mercy is a Homegirl" "Toward a Radical Cinematic Horizon: The Unrealized Works of Toni Cade Bambara and Gloria Naylor" For another conversation on the Atlanta Missing & Kidnapped Children's Case (in the context of the context of the moral panic about kidnapping in the late 70's and 1980's), see our conversation with Paul Renfro on his book Stranger Danger.
Lecture par Marie-Julie Chalu Entretien avec l'autrice et ses co-traductrices, Myriam Rabah-Konaté et Mabeuko Oberty, mené par Amandine Nana Interprète : Valentine Leÿs Dans les profondeurs de l'océan, une symphonie silencieuse se déploie. Les mammifères marines – baleines, dauphins ou otaries – naviguent dans les eaux bleues, témoins silencieux de la beauté et de la fragilité de notre planète. Inspirée par ces créatures majestueuses, Alexis Pauline Gumbs explore les intersections entre le féminisme noir et l'écologie, deux mouvements politiques puissants qui convergent vers un objectif commun : la justice sociale et environnementale. En s'appuyant sur des figures influentes du féminisme noir telles d'Audre Lorde, June Jordan, Sylvia Wynter ainsi que de l'histoire transatlantique esclavagiste, Alexis Pauline Gumbs révèle les enseignements précieux que nous pouvons tirer de ces mammifères marines. Ces créatures incarnent une résilience remarquable face aux défis de notre époque : survivre dans des environnements hostiles, résister à la chasse et à l'exploitation humaine, tout en préservant leur communauté et leur écosystème. D'une puissance rare, un ouvrage à la croisée de la théorie politique et de la poésie qui réinvente notre lien au vivant. Soirée présentée en partenariat avec le Palais de Tokyo À lire – Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Non-noyées, Leçons féministes noires apprises auprès des mammifères marines, trad. de Emma Bigé, Myriam Rabah-Konaté et Mabeuko Oberty, éd. Burn Août et Les liens qui libèrent, 2024 À regarder – « Tituba, qui pour nous protéger ? » Exposition collective librement inspirée du roman de Maryse Condé, Moi, Tituba, sorcière noire de Salem (Folio) – Palais de Tokyo
Notes and Links to Carvell Wallace's Work Carvell Wallace is a writer and podcaster who has contributed to The New Yorker, GQ, New York Times Magazine, Pitchfork, MTV News, and Al Jazeera. His debut memoir, Another Word For Love (MCD, 2024), explores his life, identity, and love through stories of family, friendship, and culture and is a 2024 Kirkus Finalist in Nonfiction. He was a 2019 Peabody Award nominee, a 2022 National Magazine Award Finalist, a 2023 winner of the Mosaic Prize in Journalism, and a 2025 UCross Fellow. He lives in Oakland. Buy Another Word for Love Carvell Wallace's Website New York Times Review of Another Word for Love “Carvell Wallace on What Writing Taught Him About His Life” for LitHub At about 2:25, Carvell describes his “active” reading youth during his youth, including interest in Edgar Allan Poe and fables and fairy tales, and how creative pursuits in college paused and started his writing life At about 6:25, Carvell shouts out a teacher who exposed him to great literary works and “treated [him] like a real writer” At about 7:45, Carvell talks about being an artist “getting off the academic train” and academic “tracking” At about 9:20, Carvell and Pete discuss “math people” and implications around embracing the label or not At about 10:40, Carvell lists Song of Solomon, Judy Blume, Grapes of Wrath as “formative” texts and writers, and he details how imitation works in his writing, At about 14:00-Ayn Rand and Jordan Peterson talk! At about 15:50, Carvell discusses his take on expectations of literary and pop culture “representation” growing up, as well as how he “goes to reading to find [himself]” At about 19:15, Pete asks Carvell about his wide level of interest and knowledge and “muses,” and Carvell describes the “throughline” for his varied work as “people” At about 22:50, Carvell and Pete discuss the definitive answer to the pronunciation of “gif” and highlight meaningful gifs of JR Smith and Andre Iguoadala At about 25:15, Carvell responds to Pete's question about writers and creators who inspire, including the film podcast You Must Remember This and Tricia Hersey's We Will Rest At about 28:20, Pete tiptoes into asking about Frankenstein's monster At about 29:05, Pete highlights stirring parts of Another Word for Love and shares gushing blurbs At about 30:40, Pete asks about the structuring of the book and links that Catrvell envisioned and put into practice; Carvell explains his rationale for structuring around recovery At about 33:05, Carvell connects Choose Your Own Adventure to the ways in which he tried to avoid “prescriptive” writing At about 34:05, Carvell replies to Pete's question about “killing [his] darlings” At about 36:10, Carvell gives background on his June Jordan epigraph and talks about her revolutionary ways At about 40:00, Carvell muses profoundly on the “contradiction(s)” of the United States At about 42:05, Carvell responds to Pete's asking about the “encroaching shadows” and loneliness that govern the book's opening scene; Carvell also reflects on the “unreliability of memory” At about 46:00, The two reflect on a pivotal early chapter about a literal and figurative “fog” and unorthodox lessons learned from the experience At about 48:45, Carvell explains the importance of descriptions in the books about seeking intimacy with his mother and flipping tropes At about 50:20, Carvell talks about writers and dishonesty and remembrance with regard to a possibly apocryphal story regarding kids forced to take care of themselves At about 54:40, Carvell talks about nomenclature for sexual assault and reflections on ideas of culpability and masculinity At about 58:20, Carvell reflects on healing through writing the book and his ethic in writing it At about 1:01:05, Pete recounts important parts of Carvell's childhood daydreaming At about 1:02:20, Carvell points out a “theory of recovery” as seen in a metanarrative and ideas of “endless beautiful things in the world” At about 1:03:30, Carvell muses on connections between hip hop and Shakespeare that especally At about 1:05:20, The two discuss “The Finger” and racism shown by a white man and its larger implications At about 1:08:40, Pete asks Carvell about links between “overwrit[ing] reality” and racist violence towards him At about 1:10:00, The two reflect on change and the birth scene of his child; Carvell reflects on humility as illustrated in the scene At about 1:12:45, Pete recounts important scenes that end Part I and govern Part II and asks Carvell about “re-union” and healing At about 1:14:10, Pete gushes honestly over the book's greatness, evocative nature, and resonant nature At about 1:15:30, Carvell talks about the book's end and its lack of an end At about 1:16:20, Carvell shares contact info, social media info, and places to buy his book, including great Bay Area bookstores like Harold's Books You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow Pete on IG, where he is @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where he is @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both the YouTube Channel and the podcast while you're checking out this episode. Pete is very excited to have one or two podcast episodes per month featured on the website of Chicago Review of Books. The audio will be posted, along with a written interview culled from the audio. This week, his conversation with Episode 255 guest Chris Knapp is up on the website. A big thanks to Rachel León and Michael Welch at Chicago Review. Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting Pete's one-man show, his DIY podcast and his extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content! This month's Patreon bonus episode will feature an exploration of the wonderful poetry of Khalil Gibran. I have added a $1 a month tier for “Well-Wishers” and Cheerleaders of the Show. This is a passion project of Pete's, a DIY operation, and he'd love for your help in promoting what he's convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com. Please tune in for Episode 266 with Lydia Kiesling. She is a novelist and culture writer whose first novel, The Golden State, was a 2018 National Book Foundation “5 under 35” honoree and a finalist for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award. Her second novel, Mobility, a national bestseller, was named a best book of 2023 by Time and NPR, among others. The episode airs on December 17. Please go to ceasefiretoday.com, which features 10+ actions to help bring about Ceasefire in Gaza.
I chose the path of tech and software engineering out of creative curiosity, yes. But on some level, if I'm being real, I also chose it because it would, perhaps, make my parent's sacrifice mean something. It was impressive, it was something they could brag about on Facebook. And, at the time, my inner child connected being impressive with worthiness. She connected being small with love-ability. She connected following orders with freedom from punishment. She connected suppressing desire with survival. In this episode we explore the ways our creative practice invites us to make new connections. Because inside the erotic as power, we find our fear based connections can't hold for long. Resources Download the Creative Offer Questionnaire to Oneself: https://www.seedaschool.com/questionnaire Subscribe to the Seeda School Substack: https://seedaschool.substack.com/ Follow Ayana on Instagram: @ayzaco Follow Seeda School on Instagram: @seedaschool Citations Subscribe to Kening Zhu's newsletter here June Jordan, “Poem About My Rights” from Directed By Desire: The Collected Poems of June Jordan (Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 2005) “currency for connection” — Dez Davis Cover Art: Dinah Young, Roadside grave. Photo: William Arnett, 1997
June Jordan's experiences and writings about censorship and dissent still apply today. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “June Jordan on Palestine and American Delusions” in In These Times, which features an introduction by Sherell Barbee. This piece features excerpts of June Jordan's essay “Life After Lebanon” (1984), which is a reflection on Israel's invasion of Lebanon in 1982 and the backlash Jordan faced for publicly condemning that invasion, and “Waking Up in the Middle of Some American Dream” (1986), which analyzes the pressing need for and power of coalition-building, and what we learn and take away from these essays in our continued learning and unlearning work and our fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
In this episode, Dr. Shanaé Burch, Dr. LeConté Dill, and Dr. Ryan Petteway are in conversation with Mar Gubrium and Dr. Kevon Jackman. They discuss their inspirations and how their poems have ripened and grown with them. In light of the ongoing violence, they invite us to find and create spaces for more “living room” conversations, and reinforce the ongoing need for poetry for the public's health. All are invited to fill in the blank: Casting visions for 2024, public health needs more poems about ______________. This episode references the poems titled “Color Coded Care” by Kevon-Mark Jackman, DrPH, MPH and “My Body, Your Body, Our Bodies” by Mar Gubrium. From the personal to the political, we connect a hospital room in Florida and advocate for reproductive justice in Western Massachusetts with global cries for justice and peace. LeConté shares reflections that feature: Gaza by Suheir Hammad and Moving Towards Home by June Jordan. Shanaé closes the episode with Burning the Old Year by Naomi Shihab Nye.
The full text for this episode with links and images will be up on https://www.missingwitches.com/ About Missing WitchesAmy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported, and getting to know the members of our Coven has been the most fun, electrifying, unexpectedly radical part of the project. These days the Missing Witches Coven gathers in our private, online coven circle to offer each other collaborative courses in ritual, weaving, divination, and more; we organize writing groups and witchy book clubs; and we gather on the Full and New Moon from all over the world. Our coven includes solitary practitioners, community leaders, techno pagans, crones, baby witches, neuroqueers, and folks who hug trees and have just been looking for their people. Our coven is trans-inclusive, anti-racist, feminist, pro-science, anti-ableist, and full of love. If that sounds like your people, come find out more. Please know that we've been missing YOU. https://www.missingwitches.com/join-the-coven/
Explore Angela Davis's insights on abolition, elections, creating systemic change, Palestine, June Jordan and more in a crucial discussion with Laura Flanders.This show is made possible by you! To become a sustaining member or to make a one time donation go to https://LauraFlanders.org/donate Thank you for your continued support!Description: With so many urgent crises tugging at our hearts, from war, to climate, to discontent and violence, people want to know: How do we set priorities and do the right thing, especially as that relates to building a better world, and to an election that seems both problematic and the most important of our time? If anyone can ground us thoughtfully in this moment, with all of its challenges and all its potential, it's renowned professor, activist, scholar and writer Angela Davis. In her writing, lecturing and many decades of activism, Davis has shown a unique ability to pull competing struggles into a single story — a story of systems and power. In this special first episode of "Laura Flanders & Friends" (formerly, The Laura Flanders Show), Laura is joined by Angela Davis, a leading voice in the movement for abolition and feminism who has lots to share about her evolution and how decades of activism are coming together in this moment. From Palestine to elections, to our carceral state and collective liberation, this kickoff conversation is packed with Davis' insight and the teachings from her latest book “Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1”. What has Davis learned in her 80 years as a freedom fighter? All that, plus a commentary from Laura on the words of the late poet and essayist June Jordan, who writes, “I was born a Black woman/and now/I am become a Palestinian.”“When vast numbers of people come together to defend a vision of the future that they would like to see, this is how change happens. It doesn't happen because we elect a particular person to office.” - Angela Y. Davis“[In] Birmingham, Jewish people were the very first white people to support the struggle against racism . . . Here in the US and in other parts of the world, it's actually Jewish people, young Jewish people who are in the forefront of the struggle against Zionism.” - Angela Y. DavisGuest: Angela Y. Davis: Professor, Activist, Scholar & Writer; Author, Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1 Full Episode Notes are located HERE. They include related episodes, articles, and more.Full Uncut Conversation (audio podcast)Music In the Middle: State of the Nation by Bokani Dyer featuring Damani Nkosi from his full length album Sechaba released on Brownswood Records. And additional music included- "Steppin" by Podington Bear. Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders, Sabrina Artel, David Neuman, Nat Needham, Rory O'Conner, Janet Hernandez, Sarah Miller, Jeannie Hopper, Nady Pina, Miracle Gatling, and Jordan Flaherty FOLLOW Laura Flanders and FriendsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LFAndFriendsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriendsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lgLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriendsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriendsACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel
When life under domination is all you've known, how do you resist? In the last episode of our first season, Brendane discusses surrendering to change. We are in a collective, global transition that promises to leave us different than how we began. Change and transition can be scary. In these times, we can choose to live in denial and refuse to acknowledge change, or we can surrender to change with power and righteous certainty. To help us understand how to resist even in times of total domination, we turn to June Jordan's wisdom in "Notes Toward a Model of Resistance" (1996). Content warning: There are mentions of rape at 19:28-21:25 and 38:30-40:04. Note that there are no descriptions of rape in the episode. Please take care while listening. We end with questions for compassionate reflection that help us embrace the change necessary for our survival. Share this episode with someone who needs some encouragement during these moments of transition. We'll be back for season 2 in the fall! Keep up with us on our Substack: black. loved. free. - behind the mic. There Brendane will share weekly updates on the research and writing for season 2 along with other exclusive content. You can support the podcast by donating or giving us a 5-star rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram at blacklovedandfree. Got an idea for a future episode of the podcast? Want to give us feedback? Send an email to blacklovedandfreepodcast@gmail.com
White Rose Books & More is part of the ever-expanding and diversifying world of independent bookstores. Even as industry sales were slow in 2023, membership in the American Booksellers Association (ABA) continued its years-long revival. It now stands at 2,433, more than 200 over the previous year, and has doubled since 2016. Around 190 more stores are in the process of opening over the next two years, according to the ABA. “Our numbers are really strong, and we have a solid, diverse pipeline of new stores to come,” says the book association's CEO, Allison Hill. She cites a range of reasons for people opening stores, from opposing bans to championing diversity to pursuing new careers after the pandemic. “Some are opening to give back to their community. And some still just love books,” she said during a phone interview. Leah Johnson, author of the prize-winning young adult novel “You Should See Me in a Crown” was troubled by the surge in book bans and by what she saw as a shortage of outlets for diverse voices. Last year, she founded Loudmouth Books, one of several independent sellers to open in Indianapolis. “I'm not a person who dreamed of opening a bookstore. I didn't want to be anybody's boss,” Johnson says. “But I saw a need and I had to fill it.” Independent bookselling has never been dependably profitable, and Hill notes various concerns—rising costs, dwindling aid from the pandemic, and the ongoing force of Amazon.com, which remains the industry's dominant retailer even after the e-book market stalled a decade ago. Nikki High, owner of Octavia's Bookshelf, cites a variety of challenges and adjustments—convincing customers they don't have to order items from Amazon.com, supplementing sales by offering tote bags, journals, and other non-book items. “And when we started, [...] we had a ton of different categories. But I found out that short stories and poetry almost never sell for us. People want general fiction, bestsellers, children's books. Classics sell very well, books by James Baldwin and Toni Morrison and Bell Hooks and June Jordan.” “It's incredibly important to listen to your customers.” This article was provided by The Associated Press.
On your knees with the queens in the poetry darkroom, poetic pleasures await! Then we wipe off our kneecaps before hitting the Pride Parade.If you'd like to support Breaking Form:Review the show on Apple Podcasts here.Buy our books: Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series. James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.NOTESTess Gallagher's "Stopping Place" is from her book Willingly.Donna Stonecipher's "Inlay 18 (Sei Shõnagun)" is from her book The Cosmopolitan. Read a bit about the book here. Sei Shōnagon's actual given name is not known. It was the custom among aristocrats in those days to call a court lady by a nickname taken from a court office belonging to her father or husband. Sei Shōnagon (c. 966–1017 or 1025) was a Japanese author, poet, and a court lady who served the Empress Teishi (Sadako) around the year 1000 during the middle Heian period. She is the author of The Pillow Book.The Dick Dock in Provincetown is so popular it has its own Facebook page. Or check out this Youtube video called "Provincetown's Dick Dock: Making Gay Sex Magic!"If you want to know more about the history of the Meat Rack on Fire Island, here's a good starting place. Read Ocean Vuong's poem "Theology"Marilyn Nelson's "For Mary, Fourth Month" is available in her The Fields of Praise: New and Selected. Jim Powell did indeed win a MacArthur in 1993. Read more poems by Powell here.Read Frank Stanford's "Blue Yodel of the Desperado"Read more about Osip MandelstamKevin Prufer's book of poems The Fears won the Rilke Prize. Read the judges' citation here. Visit Michelle Tea's website here. Or read an excerpt from her poem "I Used to Be Straight" here (scroll down).Read Franny Choi's "Unlove Poem" Read "Prayer/Oracion" by Francisco X. Alarcón, trans. Francisco Aragón Read "American Wedding" by Essex HemphillHere's June Jordan's fiery "Poem About My Rights" You can read torrin a. greathouse's "Aubade Beginning in Handcuffs" here.
This is the first of our two-part finale to our Season of Pleasure, a season throughout which we have sought to understand our relationship with pleasure while simultaneously witnessing and confronting genocide across our world. With poet and activist June Jordan's words, “What shall we do, we who did not die?” in our minds and spirits, we hear from Zeina and Fatma, two mothers living in London who organize with Parents for Palestine, a group of parents who organize marches, actions, and teach-ins that include young children calling for the end of the genocide and occupation in Palestine. How do we talk about genocide with our youngest children? How do our personal rest and pleasure principles sustain collective liberation and education as the practice of freedom? Share your thoughts with us at us@dancingondesks.org, leave an audio message, or slide into our DMs on IG @dancingondesks. Transcript Available Aug. 2 INTELLECTUAL INHERITANCE -Follow Parents for Palestine on Instagram @parentsforpalestine - Ghassan Kanafani, The Land of Sad Oranges (1962) -adrienne maree brown, Pleasure Activism (2019) -Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Abolition Geography: Essays Toward Liberation (2022) -June Jordan, “Some of Us Did Not Die” (2001) -The Combahee River Collective Statement (1977) -”50 Years of Combahee”, Black Women Radicals (2024) — A special thank you to Jaimee Smith, founder and executive director of Black Women Radicals, for allowing us to use an excerpt from her May 22, conversation with Combahee River Collective co-founders Barbara Smith and Demita Frazier. -bell hooks, Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope (2003) -“Lineages of Deviant Caretaking”, Dancing on Desks (2024) MUSIC -Our Dancing on Desks Theme Song is composed and arranged by Mara Johnson and Elliott Wilkes -“Arabic Oud” prod. @aldisjaminii_ -“Jamila” prod. @montymusic311 -"I'll Be Free" prod. @Rhamzandays -“Joyful & Upbeat Background Nasheed” vocal only prod. Quran Lofi -"Calming Background Nasheed" vocal only prod. Quran Lofi -“Soulful Nasheed” without music promoted by @ncnasheeds -“Small Talk” prod. yogic beats -“Relaxing & Calming Nasheed” vocals only provided by NoCopyrightNasheeds -“Haven” prod. rémdolla -“Stunt” prod. rémdolla -“Burst” prod. rémdolla-“Don't Save Me” prod. sadcg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dancingondesks/message
There can be no revolution without love. After an unintended break, we are back with the second episode on love. This week, Brendane discusses the role of sacrifice in revolutionary love by way of Joy James's In Pursuit of Revolutionary Love: Precarity, Power, and Communities. We then move to defining a Black feminist self-love through June Jordan's essay "Where is the Love?" This self-love is a mandatory prerequisite for revolutionary love and a major component of any Black liberation work. Finally, Brendane pulls some cards and gives a collective reading. She asks: "What are we willing to give to bring about the world we wish to see?" Listen now and tell us what you think! Follow us on Instagram at @blacklovedandfree or write to us at blacklovedandfreepodcast@gmail.com. You can find more information about this episode and links to donate on blacklovedandfreepodcast.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/black-loved-free-podcast/message
While our weekly shows are edited to time for broadcast, we offer to our members and podcast subscribers the full uncut conversation. This May, we're asking you to join us in raising $25,000. You can contribute by making a one-time donation or by making it monthly at Patreon. As Angela says, "when vast numbers of people come together . . . this is how change happens." Please come together with us now!These audio exclusives are made possible thanks to our member supporters.Description: With so many urgent crises tugging at our hearts, from war, to climate, to discontent and violence, people want to know: How do we set priorities and do the right thing, especially as that relates to building a better world, and to an election that seems both problematic and the most important of our time? If anyone can ground us thoughtfully in this moment, with all of its challenges and all its potential, it's renowned professor, activist, scholar and writer Angela Davis. In her writing, lecturing and many decades of activism, Davis has shown a unique ability to pull competing struggles into a single story — a story of systems and power. In this special first episode of "Laura Flanders & Friends" (formerly, The Laura Flanders Show), Laura is joined by Angela Davis, a leading voice in the movement for abolition and feminism who has lots to share about her evolution and how decades of activism are coming together in this moment. From Palestine to elections, to our carceral state and collective liberation, this kickoff conversation is packed with Davis' insight and the teachings from her latest book “Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1”. What has Davis learned in her 80 years as a freedom fighter? All that, plus a commentary from Laura on the words of the late poet and essayist June Jordan, who writes, “I was born a Black woman/and now/I am become a Palestinian.” Guest: Angela Y. Davis: Professor, Activist, Scholar & Writer; Author, Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1. Full Episode Notes are available as a post on our Patreon page. FOLLOW Laura Flanders and Friends... Please share our posts:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LFAndFriendsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriendsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lgLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriendsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriendsACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders, Sabrina Artel, David Neuman, Nat Needham, Rory O'Conner, Janet Hernandez, Sarah Miller, Jeannie Hopper, Nady Pina, and Jordan Flaherty FOLLOW Laura Flanders and FriendsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LFAndFriendsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriendsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lgLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriendsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriendsACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel
The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (Columbia University Press, 2023) explores how an incredible group of Black women writers, including Alice Walker, June Jordan, Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, Audre Lorde, and writers and intellectuals convened an informal group called “The Sisterhood” and how they transformed American writing and cultural and educational institutions in the decades that followed. Thorsson traces the personal, professional, and political connections that led to the group's emergence and explores the remarkable legacy. While focusing on the organizing, networking, and community building that nurtured Black women's writing, The Sisterhood provides an impactful model of Black feminist collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies
The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (Columbia University Press, 2023) explores how an incredible group of Black women writers, including Alice Walker, June Jordan, Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, Audre Lorde, and writers and intellectuals convened an informal group called “The Sisterhood” and how they transformed American writing and cultural and educational institutions in the decades that followed. Thorsson traces the personal, professional, and political connections that led to the group's emergence and explores the remarkable legacy. While focusing on the organizing, networking, and community building that nurtured Black women's writing, The Sisterhood provides an impactful model of Black feminist collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (Columbia University Press, 2023) explores how an incredible group of Black women writers, including Alice Walker, June Jordan, Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, Audre Lorde, and writers and intellectuals convened an informal group called “The Sisterhood” and how they transformed American writing and cultural and educational institutions in the decades that followed. Thorsson traces the personal, professional, and political connections that led to the group's emergence and explores the remarkable legacy. While focusing on the organizing, networking, and community building that nurtured Black women's writing, The Sisterhood provides an impactful model of Black feminist collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (Columbia University Press, 2023) explores how an incredible group of Black women writers, including Alice Walker, June Jordan, Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, Audre Lorde, and writers and intellectuals convened an informal group called “The Sisterhood” and how they transformed American writing and cultural and educational institutions in the decades that followed. Thorsson traces the personal, professional, and political connections that led to the group's emergence and explores the remarkable legacy. While focusing on the organizing, networking, and community building that nurtured Black women's writing, The Sisterhood provides an impactful model of Black feminist collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history
The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (Columbia University Press, 2023) explores how an incredible group of Black women writers, including Alice Walker, June Jordan, Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, Audre Lorde, and writers and intellectuals convened an informal group called “The Sisterhood” and how they transformed American writing and cultural and educational institutions in the decades that followed. Thorsson traces the personal, professional, and political connections that led to the group's emergence and explores the remarkable legacy. While focusing on the organizing, networking, and community building that nurtured Black women's writing, The Sisterhood provides an impactful model of Black feminist collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies
The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (Columbia University Press, 2023) explores how an incredible group of Black women writers, including Alice Walker, June Jordan, Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, Audre Lorde, and writers and intellectuals convened an informal group called “The Sisterhood” and how they transformed American writing and cultural and educational institutions in the decades that followed. Thorsson traces the personal, professional, and political connections that led to the group's emergence and explores the remarkable legacy. While focusing on the organizing, networking, and community building that nurtured Black women's writing, The Sisterhood provides an impactful model of Black feminist collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies
The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (Columbia University Press, 2023) explores how an incredible group of Black women writers, including Alice Walker, June Jordan, Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, Audre Lorde, and writers and intellectuals convened an informal group called “The Sisterhood” and how they transformed American writing and cultural and educational institutions in the decades that followed. Thorsson traces the personal, professional, and political connections that led to the group's emergence and explores the remarkable legacy. While focusing on the organizing, networking, and community building that nurtured Black women's writing, The Sisterhood provides an impactful model of Black feminist collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies
The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (Columbia University Press, 2023) explores how an incredible group of Black women writers, including Alice Walker, June Jordan, Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, Audre Lorde, and writers and intellectuals convened an informal group called “The Sisterhood” and how they transformed American writing and cultural and educational institutions in the decades that followed. Thorsson traces the personal, professional, and political connections that led to the group's emergence and explores the remarkable legacy. While focusing on the organizing, networking, and community building that nurtured Black women's writing, The Sisterhood provides an impactful model of Black feminist collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture (Columbia University Press, 2023) explores how an incredible group of Black women writers, including Alice Walker, June Jordan, Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, Audre Lorde, and writers and intellectuals convened an informal group called “The Sisterhood” and how they transformed American writing and cultural and educational institutions in the decades that followed. Thorsson traces the personal, professional, and political connections that led to the group's emergence and explores the remarkable legacy. While focusing on the organizing, networking, and community building that nurtured Black women's writing, The Sisterhood provides an impactful model of Black feminist collaboration.
SPECIAL INVITE: Tuesday, April 9, at 7pm Eastern join us for our Season Premiere Watch Party for our first episode as Laura Flanders & Friends featuring Angela Davis; then join Laura afterwards to discuss the interview and share your thoughts. Subscribe to our newsletter for all the details at LauraFlanders.orgWith so many urgent crises tugging at our hearts, from war, to climate, to discontent and violence, people want to know: How do we set priorities and do the right thing, especially as that relates to building a better world, and to an election that seems both problematic and the most important of our time? If anyone can ground us thoughtfully in this moment, with all of its challenges and all its potential, it's renowned professor, activist, scholar and writer Angela Davis. In her writing, lecturing and many decades of activism, Davis has shown a unique ability to pull competing struggles into a single story — a story of systems and power. In this special first episode of "Laura Flanders & Friends" (formerly, The Laura Flanders Show), Laura is joined by Angela Davis, a leading voice in the movement for abolition and feminism who has lots to share about her evolution and how decades of activism are coming together in this moment. From Palestine to elections, to our carceral state and collective liberation, this kickoff conversation is packed with Davis' insight and the teachings from her latest book “Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1”. What has Davis learned in her 80 years as a freedom fighter? All that, plus a commentary from Laura on the words of the late poet and essayist June Jordan, who writes, “I was born a Black woman/and now/I am become a Palestinian.”“When vast numbers of people come together to defend a vision of the future that they would like to see, this is how change happens. It doesn't happen because we elect a particular person to office.” - Angela Y. Davis“[In] Birmingham, Jewish people were the very first white people to support the struggle against racism . . . Here in the US and in other parts of the world, it's actually Jewish people, young Jewish people who are in the forefront of the struggle against Zionism.” - Angela Y. DavisGuest: Angela Y. Davis: Professor, Activist, Scholar & Writer; Author, Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1. Music Spotlight: State of the Nation by Bokani Dyer featuring Damani Nkosi from his full length album Sechaba released on Brownswood Records. "The Gall" & "Steppin" by Podington.April 2024 The Laura Flanders Show is rebranding as ‘Laura Flanders & Friends': This change marks a new era for the award-winning host, Laura Flanders. The upcoming season will introduce a collaborative hosting format, featuring a diverse array of co-hosts from different backgrounds and different regions of the country. Expect new faces, unique perspectives, and impactful conversations that will leave viewers feeling inspired. The Laura Flanders Show Crew: Laura Flanders, Sabrina Artel, David Neuman, Nat Needham, Rory O'Conner, Janet Hernandez, Sarah Miller and Jeannie Hopper FOLLOW The Laura Flanders ShowTwitter: twitter.com/thelfshowTikTok: tiktok.com/@thelfshowFacebook: facebook.com/theLFshowInstagram: instagram.com/thelfshowYouTube: youtube.com/@thelfshow ACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel
Decolonial thinker Professor Paul Gilroy joins EMPIRE LINES live in Plymouth, to chart thirty years since the publication of The Black Atlantic, his influential book about race, nationalism, and the formation of a transoceanic, diasporic culture, of African, American, British, and Caribbean heritages. Published in 1993, Paul Gilroy's The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness explores the interconnectedness of Black diasporas and communities across Western/Europe. He argues that the experience of slavery and colonisation, racism and global migration has shaped a unique Black cultural identity that transcends national borders. By examining the cultural contributions of Black individuals in music, literature, and art, Paul suggests that the Black Atlantic remains a site of resistance and creativity. Highlighting the plural and complex experiences of Black people throughout history and today, he challenges the notion of a singular, essential Black identity. We consider some of the transdisciplinary artist-activist-academics referenced in his texts, including W.E.B. Du Bois, Stuart Hall, and James Baldwin, to more contemporary figures, like Nadia Cattouse, bell hooks, and June Jordan, and Angeline Morrison. Plus, Paul talks about his early interests in music journalism, research into Black jazz and blues music, as well as British folk and country songs - and even Eminem. We consider Paul's engagements with Critical Race Theory (CRT), and Cultural Studies in Birmingham in the Midlands, and how his practice challenges ideas of Black nationalism, Afro-centrism, and political Blackness. We discuss too his ideas about afro-pessimism and planetary humanism, and how capitalism, militarism, and the environment has changed over the last thirty years. A self-described ‘child of Rachel Carson', he details his support for Extinction Rebellion, and the obligation of older generations to find hope in an era of climate and ecological crises. Finally, Paul describes his ‘Creole upbringing' in north London, connecting with his Guyanese heritage in the multicultural, cosmopolitan city, and how his mixed parentage shaped his relationship with rural landscapes, including the south-west of England, from where we speak. This episode was recorded live at the Black Atlantic Symposium in Plymouth - a series of talks and live performances, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Paul Gilroy's formative text - in November 2023: eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-atlantic-tickets-750903260867?aff=oddtdtcreator For more, listen to Ashish Ghadiali on the exhibition Against Apartheid (2023): pod.link/1533637675/episode/146d4463adf0990219f1bf0480b816d3 For more about Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art 1950s – Now (2021-2022) at Tate Britain in London, read my article for Artmag: artmag.co.uk/the-caribbean-condensed-life-between-islands-at-the-tate-britain/ For more about Ingrid Pollard, hear the artist on Carbon Slowly Turning (2022) at the Turner Contemporary in Margate: pod.link/1533637675/episode/e00996c8caff991ad6da78b4d73da7e4 For more about the Quiltmakers of Gee's Bend, listen to Raina Lampkins-Felder, curator at the Souls Grown Deep Foundation and Royal Academy in London: https://pod.link/1533637675/episode/2cab2757a707f76d6b5e85dbe1b62993 WITH: Professor Paul Gilroy, sociologist, Founding Director of the Sarah Parker Remond Centre for the Study of Racism & Racialisation at University College London (UCL), and Co-Chair of the Black Atlantic Innovation Network (BAIN). He won the Holberg Prize in 2019. ART: ‘'The Black Atlantic, Paul Gilroy (1993-Now) (EMPIRE LINES Live in Plymouth, with Radical Ecology)' PRODUCER: Jelena Sofronijevic. Follow EMPIRE LINES on Instagram: instagram.com/empirelinespodcast And Twitter: twitter.com/jelsofron/status/1306563558063271936 Support EMPIRE LINES on Patreon: patreon.com/empirelines
In a follow-up to our fourth episode, “Gimme My High School Experience,” we share about our process and the way we make decisions about what we include--and what we don't--when we're creating our podcast. We're boycotting companies that are supporting the US-backed genocide in Palestine by Israel. We share ways that you can join us in calling for a free Palestine and we close with a poem by the indomitable Black feminist poet, writer, and scholar-activist June Jordan. Call U.S. Elected Officials U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights Fund Palestine Survival Islamic Relief USA Doctors Without Borders To Learn More Going Home: A Walk Through Fifty Years of Occupation, by Raja Shehadeh Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine, by Noura Erakat The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017, by Rashid Khalidi Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement, by Angela Y. Davis Intellectual Inheritance “Apologies to All the People in Lebanon,” June Jordan, The Poetry Foundation A Palestinian is killed while with a group waving a white flag. Israel says it will look into it, Associated Press Reading at the Kelly Writers House, University of Pennsylvania, PennSound (April 23, 2001) History of the Question of Palestine, United Nations Israel-Hamas War, Associated Press The Walt Disney Company Donates To Support Humanitarian Relief Following Terrorist Attacks In Israel, Walt Disney Company U.S. Aid to Israel in Four Charts, Council on Foreign Relations What's BDS, the movement to boycott Israel with a new social media following?, The Washington Post Music “Tone” prod. by rémdolla “Memorial” prod. by rémdolla Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dancingondesks/message
0:08 — Maya Angelou on September 8th, 1995, on-stage with her son Guy Johnson and Janice Mirikitani, at the Calvin Simmons Theater in Oakland, at an event called “As The World Rises.” Maya Angelou was a poet, playwright, and filmmaker, best-known for her memoir, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” 0:33 — June Jordan, poet, activist, journalist, founder of the Poetry for the People program at UC Berkeley, reading in 1991 at an event called Poets and Politicians Against the War (the first Gulf War). The post Fund Drive Poetry Special with Maya Angelou and June Jordan appeared first on KPFA.
Amanda Holmes reads June Jordan's “Poem about My Rights.” Take note that the poem includes explicit language and description of sexual assault. Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you'll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this holiday re-broadcast of an episode from April 23, 2020, acclaimed poet Danez Smith discusses the role friendship plays in their most recent collection of poetry, Homie. Smith talks to Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about the isolating effect COVID-19 has had on black communities, using space on the page inventively, and writing about money. This episode is presented in conjunction with the Loft Literary Center's literary festival, Wordplay, which in 2020 was a virtual event. To hear the full episode, subscribe to the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. This episode was produced by Andrea Tudhope. Guests: ● Danez Smith Selected readings for the episode: ● Danez Smith ○ Homie ○ Don't Call Us Dead ○ TwoPoems ○ what was said on the bus stop: a new poem by Danez Smith ○ my president ○ VS podcast, from the Poetry Foundation, hosted by Danez Smith and Franny Choi ● Others ○ Corona Correspondences: #28 by Danielle Evans (The Sewanee Review) ○ Review: ‘Homie,' a Book of Poems That Produces Shocking New Vibrations by Pahrul Sehgal ○ Frank O'Hara ○ As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner ○ Angel Nafis ○ Hieu Minh Nguyen ○ Douglas Kearney ○ 1977: Poem for Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer by June Jordan ○ Recordings of June Jordan from the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University Digitized recordings and more digitized recordings ○ ‘Feet' and ‘Spoon' from Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay ○ Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone by Eduardo Galeano Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Dr. Shanaé Burch, Dr. LeConté Dill, and Dr. Ryan Petteway are in conversation with Mar Gubrium and Dr. Kevon Jackman. They discuss their inspirations and how their poems have ripened and grown with them. In light of the ongoing violence, they invite us to find and create spaces for more “living room” conversations, and reinforce the ongoing need for poetry for the public's health. All are invited to fill in the blank: Casting visions for 2024, public health needs more poems about ______________. This episode references the articles titled “Color Coded Care” by Kevon-Mark Jackman, DrPH, MPH and “My Body, Your Body, Our Bodies” by Mar Gubrium. From the personal to the political, we connect a hospital room in Florida and advocate for reproductive justice in Western Massachusetts with global cries for justice and peace. LeConté shares reflections that feature: Gaza by Suheir Hammad and Moving Towards Home by June Jordan. Shanaé closes the episode with Burning the Old Year by Naomi Shihab Nye.
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Poets Jason Schneiderman, Cate Marvin, R. A. Villanueva, Lynn Xu and Rachel Zucker consider the pleasures, challenges, eccentricities and value of live, in-person poetry readings. These musings are followed by excerpts of the June 6, 2023 reading in Bryant Park (hosted by Jason and featuring Cate, Ron, Lynn and Rachel) and comments from the audience. PODCAST: PLAY IN NEW WINDOW | TRANSCRIPT SUBSCRIBE:APPLE PODCASTS | GOOGLE PODCASTS | AMAZON PODCASTSSUPPORT: PATREON | VENMO: @Rachel_ZuckerLinks, Bios, & Support InfoBryant Park Reading SeriesUniversity of MarylandLibrary of CongressWilliam MeredithKim NovakBMCCKGB reading seriesDavid LehmanStar BlackPaul RomeroSonia SanchezAllen Ginsberg's “Sunflower Sutra”Phllyis Levin Matt YeagerDavid LehmanWill Harris's Brother PoemJosé Oliverez's Promises of GoldMartha Graham CrackerJustin Vivian BondPatty LuPoneBridget EverettKGB Bar ReadingRichard McCann Kinokuniya BookstoreWillam Blake's “Ah! Sun-flower” June Jordan's “Sunflower Sonnet Number 1"June Jordan's “Sunflower Sonnet Number 2"Bios, in order of appearance:Jason Schneiderman is the author of four poetry collections, most recently Hold Me Tight (Red Hen, 2020). He is Professor of English at CUNY's BMCC and teaches in the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. His next collection, Self Portrait of Icarus as a Country on Fire, will be published by Red Hen Press in 2024. Cate Marvin's latest book of poems is Event Horizon (Copper Canyon Press, 2022). She teaches at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York and resides in Southern Maine. Her poems have recently appeared in The Kenyon Review.R. A. Villanueva is the author of Reliquaria, winner of the Prairie Schooner Book Prize. New work has been featured by the Academy of American Poets, Ploughshares, Poetry, and National Public Radio—and his writing appears widely in international publications such as Poetry London and The Poetry Review. His honors include commendations from the Forward Prizes and fellowships from the Sewanee Writers' Conference, the Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, and Kundiman. Born in New Jersey, he lives in Brooklyn.Born in Shanghai, Lynn Xu is the author of And Those Ashen Heaps That Cantilevered Vase of Moonlight (Wave, 2022) and Debts & Lessons (Omnidawn, 2013) and the chapbooks: June (Corollary Press, 2006) and Tournesol (Compline, 2021). She has performed cross-disciplinary works at the MOCA Tucson, Guggenheim Museum, The Renaissance Society, Rising Tide Projects, and 300 S. Kelly Street. She teaches at Columbia University, coedits Canarium Books, and lives with her family in New York City and West Texas. Rachel Zucker is the author of a bunch of books, including, most recently, The Poetics of Wrongness. She is the founder and host of Commonplace and directrix of the Commonplace School of Embodied Poetics. She lives in Washington Heights, NY and Scarborough, ME and is mother to three sons.Please support Commonplace by becoming a patron here!Sign up for “Reading with Rachel,” the newest course in The Commonplace School for Embodied Poetics.
This poet, president of the Mellon foundation, quotes June Jordan on the question activists should ask: “Where is the love? What are we moving toward, not just what are we fighting against?” Poetry, politics, and why your Thanksgiving dinner should include lasagna. Made Eritrean style.
Paolo Dubuque and Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout talk about re-imagining musical ensembles and using collaborative music to change the world. We make music together for a finale of sorts we're calling We are the ones, after June Jordan's famous end to her poem, “Poem for South African Women.” Together, we make music as a community (that's right–the featured artist is you! But shhhhh…it's a surprise.), and we explore the rich relationships and stories of American singing over centuries, across cultures. You'll hear reflections on the Music Listening Session results. And we embrace the calling of this new day–for communities of justice to know the power of their own voice, and to build up beauty in the world starting from within. Music for Gathering- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout and Aimee K. Bryant (:28) Call to Worship- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout (9:14) Words of Welcome- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout (16:17) Singing Together- The Way Knows the Way- Shelley Des Islets and Dr. GTR (18:41) Singing Together- With You- Shelley Des Islets and Dr. GTR (25:55) Prayer and Meditation- Rev. Ashley Harness (27:59) Field Trip through our Hymnals- Dr. GTR (31:45) Practice of Giving and Receiving- Rev. Ashley Harness (41:12) Offertory/Singing Together- (43:28) Regarding Choir- Dr. GTR (51:51) Conversation with Paolo Dubuque- (1:05:54) Benediction- Dr. GTR (1:20:00)
Nijla Mu'min is a writer and filmmaker from the East Bay Area. Her work is informed by poetry, photography, fiction, and dance. Named one of 25 New Faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker Magazine in 2017, she tells stories about Black girls and women who find themselves between worlds and identities. Her short films have screened at festivals across the country. Her filmmaking and screenwriting have been supported by the Sundance Institute, IFP, Film Independent, Women In Film LA, and the Princess Grace Foundation. In 2011, she worked as a Production Assistant on Ava DuVernay's film, Middle of Nowhere. In 2014, she was selected for the Sundance Institute Screenwriters Intensive, and she was the winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Screenplay at the 2014 Urbanworld Film Festival, for her script Noor. Nijla attended the 2017 Sundance Institute Sound and Music Design Lab for Jinn. Her short film Dream was acquired by Issa Rae Productions for online streaming in 2017. Her debut feature film, Jinn, starring Zoe Renee, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Simone Missick, premiered at the 2018 South By Southwest Film Festival, where she won the Special Jury Recognition Award for Screenwriting. In 2018, she directed an episode of Ava DuVernay's critically-acclaimed series "Queen Sugar.” Jinn, a New York Times Critic's pick, was released in November 2018 by Orion Classics, and is currently streaming on Amazon. In 2021, she directed an episode of “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” for Hulu. She is currently developing her second feature film, Mosswood Park. She is a 2013 graduate of CalArts MFA Film Directing and Creative Writing Programs, and a 2007 graduate of UC Berkeley, where studied in June Jordan's Poetry for the People Program.
Can a writer finish a book in time to meet a deadline? In our interview with DeShawn McKinney we discuss the genesis of his first chapbook, father, forgive me from Black Sunflower Press, 2003. Deshawn explains that he wrote a large portion of the book in 12 hours in order to meet the deadline for Black Sunflower. How does this help the process and how can other writers learn to work with these kinds of deadlines to catch and capture the heat of their emotions? Listen to this interview to hear our thoughts on this and other topics. References: James Baldwin, Ajanae Dawkins, Liz Barry, Sherman Alexie, Danez Smith, June Jordan
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In the mid 1990s, the Reproductive Justice movement was formed by Black and indigenous women as a response to the limitations of the "reproductive rights" movement. Movement leaders argue, "rarely do we find ourselves fighting for just one aspect of reproductive justice such as abortion rights" - SisterSong. Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs, scholar and writer, joined us to talk about her book Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Frontlines, her experience being a teenager during the formation of the Reproductive Justice Movement and what she's reading now to inform this moment. Like this program? Please show us the love. Click here: http://bit.ly/3LYyl0R and support our non-profit journalism. Thanks! Featuring: Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs Making Contact Staff: Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, Lucy Kang Host: Amy Gastelum Executive Director: Jina Chung Interim Senior Producer: Jessica Partnow Engineer: Jeff Emtman Music Credits: Catching Feelings by Audiobinger Image Credit: Alexis Pauline Gumbs Learn More: Alexis Pauline Gumbs Loretta Ross BYLLYE Y. AVERY SisterSong SisterLove Alice Walker June Jordan Listen to June Jordan Angela Davis Adrienne Maree Brown Audre Lorde Feminist Studies Journal
Joshua Myers considers the work of thinkers who broke with the racial and colonial logic of academic disciplinarity and how the ideas of Black intellectuals created different ways of thinking and knowing in their pursuit of conceptual and epistemological freedom. Bookended by meditations with June Jordan and Toni Cade Bambara, Of Black Study (Pluto Press, 2023) focuses on how W.E.B. Du Bois, Sylvia Wynter, Jacob Carruthers, and Cedric Robinson contributed to Black Studies approaches to knowledge production within and beyond Western structures of knowledge. Of Black Study is especially geared toward understanding the contemporary evolution of Black Studies in the neoliberal university and allows us to consider the stakes of intellectual freedom and the path toward a new world. Omari Averette-Phillips is a graduate student in the department of History at UC Davis. He can be reached at omariaverette@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies
Joshua Myers considers the work of thinkers who broke with the racial and colonial logic of academic disciplinarity and how the ideas of Black intellectuals created different ways of thinking and knowing in their pursuit of conceptual and epistemological freedom. Bookended by meditations with June Jordan and Toni Cade Bambara, Of Black Study (Pluto Press, 2023) focuses on how W.E.B. Du Bois, Sylvia Wynter, Jacob Carruthers, and Cedric Robinson contributed to Black Studies approaches to knowledge production within and beyond Western structures of knowledge. Of Black Study is especially geared toward understanding the contemporary evolution of Black Studies in the neoliberal university and allows us to consider the stakes of intellectual freedom and the path toward a new world. Omari Averette-Phillips is a graduate student in the department of History at UC Davis. He can be reached at omariaverette@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
March 9, 2023 Everything Co-op continues its commemoration of Women's History Month, with an interview of Dina Omar, founder of the Palestinian Soap Cooperative. Vernon and Dina discuss the rich history and heritage associated with Nablus soap. Dina is currently completing her doctorate degree at Yale University in Anthropology with a joint certification in Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, she completed her undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley where she studied and taught with June Jordan's Poetry for the People 2006 and 2010. Dina is also an activist/organizer. -She was a founder of National Students for Justice in Palestine and is currently an active member of the Palestinian Feminist Collective. To learn about the history of Nablus or to buy fragrance free pure olive oil soap and other accoutrements you can visit palestiniansoap.coop. The theme for Women's History Month is "Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories." This theme recognizes "women, past and present, who have been active in all forms of media and storytelling. The stories behind the soap tradition dating back 4500 years to ancient Iraq, that Nablus soap continues, with the journey of how the Palestinian Soap Cooperative became, are powerful stories that will teach and inspire all who listen.
Episode 170 Notes and Links to Richard T. Rodriguez's Work On Episode 170 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Richard T. Rodriguez, and the two discuss, among other things, Richard's childhood full of voracious reading and master wordsmiths in his family, books and media and music that spoke to him and speaks to him, evolving ideas of Chicanismo, masters of Chicanx literature and music and cultural studies, and the seven songs/chapters that constitute his stellar book and build upon ideas of “touch” and a “kiss across the ocean.” Richard T. Rodríguez is Professor of Media and Cultural Studies and English at the University of California, Riverside. He specializes in Latina/o/x literary and cultural studies, film and visual culture, and gender and sexuality studies, and holds additional interests in transnational cultural studies, popular music studies, and comparative ethnic studies. The author of Next of Kin: The Family in Chicano/a Cultural Politics (Duke University Press, 2009), which won the 2011 National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies Book Award, and A Kiss across the Ocean: Transatlantic Intimacies of British Post-Punk and U.S. Latinidad (Duke University Press, 2022), he is currently completing Undocumented Desires: Fantasies of Latino Male Sexuality. The 2019 recipient of the Richard A. Yarborough Mentoring Award, granted by the Minority Scholars' Committee of the American Studies Association, he is the co-principal investigator on a University of California MRPI grant titled "The Global Latinidades Project: Globalizing Latinx Studies for the Next Millennium." His show, "Dr. Ricky on the Radio," can be heard weekly on KUCR. Buy A Kiss Across the Ocean: Transatlantic Intimacies of British Post-Punk and U.S. Latinidad Richard T. Rodriguez's University of California at Riverside Page Razorcake Review and Summary of A Kiss Across the Ocean At about 8:00, Richard talks about growing up and his relationship with language and the written word, including the impacts from his parents, who were “wordsmiths” and bilingual At about 9:45, Richard shouts out Phuc Tran's Sigh, Gone in describing his own reading and childhood experiences At about 10:45, Richard discusses his college years at Cal Berkeley, and the huge impact June Jordan and Yusef Komunyaaka had on him At about 13:00, Richard responds to Pete's question about ideas of representation in what Richard read growing up-he points out Victor Villaseñor and Alfred Arteaga, among others At about 14:40, Pete and Richard discuss the power of Villarreal's Pocho At about 16:20, Pete asks Richard about evolving ideas/definitions for “Chicano” At about 18:35, Richard responds to Pete asking about any “ ‘Eureka' moments” and how James Clifford in grad school helped him with a “reassessment of language” At about 20:25, Richard talks about who and what he's teaching as a college professor, including work by Alex Espinoza, Phuc Tran, and James Spooner At about 24:05, Pete lays out some of the power of the beginning of the book and asks Richard about how he “saw the world anew” through Boy George and other musicians; he mentions how the music informed his reading and art intake At about 27:10, Richard describes what spoke to him about Johnny Rotten's quote about hanging out with Chicanos in SoCal At about 28:30, Francesca Royster and Carl Stanley and others are referenced as Richard describes what was going on in the world and in his life as impetus for writing the book At about 30:45, the two discuss teenage years and why they are such “prime” years for music celebration and exploration At about 33:20, Melissa Mora Hidalgo, with Mozlandia, and Gustavo Arellano are shouted out as models for Richard's work At about 35:50, Richard explains “post-punk” and “new-wave” and how he wanted to “reclaim ‘post-punk' ” At about 38:15, Pete lays out the structure of the book, compliments its melding of academic and poetic writing, and asks about “goth”-its definition(s) and connections to the focus of Chapter One-Siouxsie and the Banshees At about 41:40, Richard comments on Kid Congo Powers and his important connections to SoCal Chicano culture and to the Cramps/Siouxsie At about 43:00, Pete asks Richard to explain his specific use of “touch” in the book At about 45:20, Richard describes how Latinx writers have been touched by Siouxsie and the Banshees, often referencing the band in their work At about 46:20, Richard describes his meeting with/touch by Siouxsie At about 46:45, Richard describes Adam Ant and his connection to Chapter Two's “Prince Charming,” with both being “two-sided” At about 49:40, Chapter Three, Bauhaus, and ideas and possibilities of “goth” as racially diverse; the two discuss Myriam Gurba's work on the general topic and Love and Rockets as a mutual At about 54:15, Chapter Four is discussed with “Latina queer sensibilities” as a main focus and Marc Almond's connections to John Rechy's work At about 59:10, The two talk about “othering” and exoticization that comes from At about 1:01:00, Ideas of “secondhand” and history and zoot suits and masculinity are discussed, topics from the book's Chapter Five At about 1:04:45, Richard examines conversations around cultural appropriation and Chris Sullivan's work with the zoot suit and “Latin” music At about 1:07:05, The two talk about Chapter Six and Pete compliments Richard's melding of personal and cultural; the chapter deals with “Mexican Americanos” and Frankie Goes to Hollywood, in addition to lead singer Holly Johnson's solo work At about 1:12:30, Richard gives background on The Pet Shop Boys and their work with hip hop and freestyle music and the connections between freestyle music and Latinx artists At about 1:15:50, Pete uses an example of “authenticity” that Richard analyzes so skillfully as an example of ignorance At about 1:16:50, Richard speaks to the book's conclusion and the greatness possible through tribute bands in “translating” and “regenerating” music At about 1:20:10, Richard calls attention to Orange County's Ghost Town At about 1:21:45, Richard talks about future projects At about 1:22:50, Tainted Love shoutout! 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This is the second half of our conversation with Joshua Myers on his latest book Of Black Study. In part one we covered Myers' goals for the project and the selection of thinkers he includes. We also reviewed in some detail his chapters on W.E.B. Du Bois and Sylvia Wynter, as well as his inclusion of June Jordan and Toni Cade Bambara. In this part of the discussion we focus on the interventions of Jacob Carruthers and Cedric Robinson, who Myers often places in dialogue with one another. We talk about Carruthers work toward an African historiography, and around language and African Deep Thought, going into the terms mdw ntr and whm msw and talking a bit about their meaning and importance and conceptual relevance to the Black Radical Tradition and revolutionary possibility. Because we have two other discussions with Myers on Cedric Robinson, both of which go more in-depth on Black Marxism and Robinson's interventions there, we focused this time on Myers work around Terms of Order and An Anthropology of Marxism. Myers closes with a reflection on the inability of the western university to accommodate radical thought in general, and Black radical thought in particular, except as a means to discipline and control it, leaving open questions of where Black Study must go from here. We again want to thank Pluto Press for donating copies for our reading group of incarcerated folks which we support along with Massive Bookshop and Prisons Kill. This book comes out Friday on Pluto Press, so make sure to pre-order your copy or pick it up from your favorite radical bookstore. Shout-out to all the folks who are patrons of our show and support the work we do bringing you conversations like this. You can join them and become a patron of the show for as little as $1 a month or $10.80 per year at patreon.com/millennialsarekillingcapitalism The discussion with Harold Cruse referenced in the episode. Our first interview with Joshua Myers (on Cedric Robinson) Our second interview with Joshua Myers (on his biography of Cedric Robinson) Our interviews with authors and editors of the Black Critique series
Anthony Reed joins the podcast to discuss June Jordan's marvelous poem "In Memoriam: Martin Luther King, Jr."Anthony is Professor of English and the Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Professor of Fine Arts at Vanderbilt University. He is the author of Freedom Time: The Poetics and Politics of Black Experimental Writing (Johns Hopkins UP, 2014) and Soundworks: Race, Sound, and Poetry in Production (Duke UP, 2021). With Vera Kutzinski, Anthony edited Langston Hughes in Context (Cambridge UP, 2022). During the episode, I make reference to Anthony's article, "The Erotics of Mourning in Recent Experimental Black Poetry." We also listen to a recording of Jordan herself reading today's poem. Finally, you can find the transcript of Jordan's visit to Allen Ginsberg's class, during which she discusses "vertical rhythm," here.Please remember to follow, rate, and review the podcast if you like what you hear—and subscribe to the newsletter to stay up to date on our plans.
This is part one of a two part conversation with Joshua Myers on his latest book Of Black Study. In Of Black Study Joshua Myers examines the work of W.E.B. Du Bois, Sylvia Wynter, Jacob Carruthers and Cedric Robinson as well as June Jordan and Toni Cade Bambara, and what each contributed to Black Studies approaches to knowledge production within and beyond Western structures of knowledge. In this part of our two conversation on this book, Professor Myers talks about the selection of the six thinkers he centers the book around, and the type of project he is engaged in with the text. We also spend about an hour talking about two of the books chapters, the one centered around the interventions of W.E.B. Du Bois and Sylvia Wynter, as well as looking at each of their relationships to Marxist thought and analytical approaches, and their relationships to science, the humanities and academic disciplinary traditions. As well as what each of them finds among the Black masses and how what they finds there influences their work. Of Black Study is a new release from the Black Critique series on Pluto Press. This is our third conversation with Joshua Myers, both of our previous two have been discussions centered around Cedric Robinson. We have also done a number of discussions with authors and editors of the Black Critique series over the years, including discussions with Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin, Bedour Alagraa, David Austin, and Michael Sawyer (links below). We strongly recommend this book, for anyone interested in Black Study and/or the critical interventions of the thinkers the book focuses on. It is an indispensable resource. it officially comes out later this week, but you can pre-order your copy now through Pluto Press or through our comrades over at Massive Bookshop. If you pre-order from Massive, 20% of the proceeds go to fund the abolitionist organization Project NIA. We've received word that Pluto Press will also be donating copies of this book to all the participants in the incarcerated study group that we support in partnership with Massive Bookshop and Prisons Kill. So we want to send a big shout-out to Pluto Press and Joshua Myers for that as well. Part two - which focuses primarily on Myers' chapters on Jacob Carruthers and Cedric Robinson - will come out in the next couple of days. As always if you like what we do, and want to support our ability to do it, you can become a patron of the show for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/millennialsarekillingcapitalism. We have a goal of adding 31 patrons this month and currently we're at 13, so we're still working towards that goal. Our first interview with Joshua Myers (on Cedric Robinson) Our second interview with Joshua Myers (on his biography of Cedric Robinson) Greg Thomas's interview of Sylvia Wynter from Proud Flesh From Cooperation to Black Operation (Transversal Texts conversation with Harney & Moten) Bedour Alagraa's Interview with Sylvia Wynter “What Will Be The Cure?” Our interviews with authors and editors of the Black Critique series Beyond Prisons interviews with Dr. Anthony Monteiro (first interview, second interview)
Who decides what's self care and what isn't? Who benefits? Who pays? Upon whom does the burden of self care rest? Solmaz Sharif excavates.Solmaz Sharif is the author of Customs (Graywolf Press 2022) and Look (Graywolf Press 2016), and was a finalist for the National Book Award. She holds degrees from UC Berkeley, where she studied and taught with June Jordan's Poetry for the People, and New York University. Her work has appeared in Harper's, The Paris Review, Poetry, The Kenyon Review, the New York Times, and others. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Creative Writing at Arizona State University where she is inaugurating a Poetry for the People program.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.We're pleased to offer Solmaz Sharif's poem, and invite you to connect with Poetry Unbound throughout this season.Pre-order the forthcoming book Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World and join us in our new conversational space on Substack.
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