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As I get older, the world gets worse, or gets differently bad, or stays the same. Still, my understanding of its badness deepens and broadens, and I grow ever more dependent upon books like Akwugo Emejulu's Fugitive Feminism. This short, sharp text reminds readers that, like the rattling door in a haunted house or the
After the professional whirlwind of writing three critically acclaimed poetry books in a two-year span, Yesika Salgado now has the luxury of slowing down and tasting the mangoes. For Salgado, changing her once neck-breaking pace has been a challenge that has completely changed her relationship with herself and with her writing. Salgado's first book, affectionately
"We Wanted to Be Writers" is a book that offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, one of the most prestigious creative writing programs in the United States. The book is a collection of interviews, essays, and memoirs from 30 writers who studied at the Workshop during the 1970s.
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