Shape-Shifter: A Profile of Marlon James
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Marlon James
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whose new book,
Black Leopard, Red Wolf,
is the first title of an epic fantasy trilogy,
sits down with
Kima
Jones
for a conversation about the freedom of genre-defying fiction. “I really wanted to geek out and write the story I wish I read as a kid,” he says. “I am writing the stories that I want to read about Jamaica."
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For Poetry Daily, a New Era Begins
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Twenty-two years ago,
Don Selby
,
Diane Boller
, and
Rob Anderson
set out to establish
a simple, user-friendly website to help people discover first-rate contemporary poetry. After two decades of constancy, Poetry Daily is starting a new chapter.
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Rafael Campo on William Carlos Williams
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"
They taste good to her / They taste good / to her. They taste / good to her..." F
or
Poetry in America
,
Rafael
Campo
reads
William Carlos Williams
's poem "To a Poor Old Woman" and speaks with
Elisa
New
about enjambments, plums, and empathy.
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Sarah Gambito Recommends...
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Sarah Gambito
likes to
roast some potatoes to make headway with her writing: "I'll then maybe cook a simple meal as the physicality of
just making
can often push my mind forward."
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Check out our
Classifieds
to find current calls for submissions, editorial services, rentals for a DIY retreat, and more. Here are a couple listings of note:
ARLIJO, AN E-JOURNAL, will open for submissions of art, poetry, and short fiction between January 15 to March 15. Payment: book from Gival Press. No reading fee; submit via portal:
JOIN US IN SPOKANE, April 22–28, for the Get Lit! Festival. The festival features over 50 authors including Roxane Gay, Kaveh Akbar, Tommy Orange, Leni Zumas, Jess Walter, and Sharma Shields for a week of free and low cost readings, panel discussions, craft classes, and more. Website:
www.getlitfestival.org
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