An Interview with Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Black Feminism Is My Spiritual Practice What was your last bite? I might be biting every morning. Right now I am writing daily with prompts made from my favorite phrases from M. Jacqui Alexander’s Pedagogies of Crossing. She blows my mind. Her work activates my imagination, my spirit and my senses all at once. When and …
An Interview with Amanda Johnston
Passing Down the Maps What was your last bite? “Is your poetry in service to white supremacy?” – Willie Perdomo I’ve been coming back to this quote often in my work/life. I’ve taken it for the foundation of a statement (read: demand) I challenge myself and others with: Use your power and privilege to break …
Khadijah Queen
Mothering Solo by Khadijah Queen Mothering is the ultimate convergence of public and private. From the moment your belly swells, the fact that you are/have been sexually active becomes publicly displayed. The implicit questions: Who has impregnated you? Does he have cultural/institutional permission? Do you, expectant mother, have permission? Where is the piece of …
No’u Revilla
Rope / Tongue Grandma was a lizard at our age.
Katharine Coles
Longevity In a world full of poison you survived The copperhead you carried into Your mother’s kitchen