activism
What Witness Means
by Alanna Carlson Anyone who knows me knows that I am unabashedly, loudly, political. Not infrequently, a family member (often on the other side of
August 19, 2019
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R&S politics
American identity
Vox II: Engage
by Caitlin Wheeler A few years ago, a few colleagues and I hosted lunch for a well-to-do visiting author. The author invited a local friend
December 12, 2018
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animal sanctuaries
Artist Series: When Pigs Fly
In photos of cows and pigs, I began to see sentient souls looking back at me. I would lose my breath at the beauty I had never known to look for in “livestock.” I felt myself peering into the eyes of a goat and searching for a language other than English in which to communicate, a language that has nothing to do with words.
July 5, 2018
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Book Review
Pynchon in the Age of Paranoia
Considering our current moment, it would appear there’s no getting around our postmodern predicament at this point. The President is a former reality TV star, the U.S. has theoretically ceded its role as the leader of the free world, and the specter of a foreign power looms over the country. Sounds almost like the lampoon of a Michael Crichton novel (minus the time travel, of course) more than a real, present reality.
November 1, 2017
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empathy
Sympathy, Empathy, and American Healthcare
Eventually, life happens to everyone – it is the great equalizer. Someday, you might be in the position to not contribute anything.
June 5, 2017
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AWP Washington D.C.
Rock & Sling at AWP
AWP isn’t the frenetic overwhelming thing it once was. No longer do I stand paralyzed, unable to take everything in or even figure out where to begin.
February 22, 2017
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art
Contributor Notes: 11.2
hese poems are my way of honoring the mysteries of the natural world—weather, geology, our human impermanence—using metaphor and image, rhythm and form to understand our roles in such an intricate system.
February 10, 2017
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beauty and art
Reaching Out to Beauty
What can I offer them? What can I write to them when their fears and questions—along with mine—are so loud in our ears?
February 8, 2017
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art
Special Issue Release at AWP
We are not interested in who is right or wrong, politically, but in capturing the voices in the discussion. We attempted to present as wide an array of voices as we could.
February 7, 2017
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2016 election
Make it New: Reading for Joy
Harry Potter had given me back the way I’d read in childhood—for no other reason than to be swept away by a great story. It was about the smell of the paper, the swish and crackle of a turning page, zooming through paragraph after paragraph to find out what happens next.
January 27, 2017
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