As part of our new interview series, Benjamin Frandsen has written the following creative nonfiction piece on the craft of his published essay, “Some Mother’s Darling” (Volume 66, issue 4). Nonfiction can accurately depict a world surrounding you with lies. Fiction may be skillfully woven together with unbreakable strands of truth. But . . .
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Where there’s ice, it’s cool for two. For two: so I let you come. A breath as of fire was around you— —Paul Celan When it’s cold, find some warmth by the fire.Pour . . .
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Taring Padi’s merchandise corner at Hallenbad Ost, Documenta 15, Kassel, Germany, Summer 2022. On the last day of the preview week at Documenta 15 a woman approached our lapak. The stall where we sold emblems, t-shirts, pins, zines and woodcut prints was tucked away in a remote corner of Hallenbad Ost, an . . .
Read MoreFrom our Winter 2025 Special Issue, Mae Ellen-Marie Wissert reads her poem “one night outlaw”: Originally from Idaho, Mae Ellen-Marie Wissert is currently an MFA student of poetry at the University of Mississippi. Her poetry is published in West Trade Review and is forthcoming in North American Review. She can be contacted through her email, mewisser@go.olemiss.edu.
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A review of Truth and Consequence: Reflections on Catastrophe, Civil Resistance, and Hope (Bloomsbury 2026) by Daniel Ellsberg From the time Daniel Ellsberg was barely more than a toddler, his mother—a domineering woman whose love was conditional on obedience to her wishes—was determined that Ellsberg would become a world-class concert pianist. Thus, instead . . .
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Diamond Forde (61.2) just published her new collection The Book of Alice with Scribner. It is the winner of the 2025 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets! Gerald Yelle (38.2)’s microfiction collection, Love Bomb, is out now with Alien Buddha Press. Jessica Cuello (65.3) has . . .
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Review of Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed’s Media, Culture, and Decolonization: Re-righting the Subaltern Histories of Ghana (Rutgers University Press, 2025) Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed’s Media, Culture, and Decolonization: Re-righting the Subaltern Histories of Ghana is an exploration of the media landscape of Northern Ghana, specifically among the Dagbamba people. Mohammed presents to us a . . .
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Editor’s note: Going forward, our author interviews will be moving away from the 10 Questions series and instead will take different forms depending on the author’s wishes. We’re hoping this provides a more diverse and specific reading experience, and also makes room for author-led creative projects and discussions down the line! “My . . .
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Reproduced with permission of Kenar Embroidery. During the genocide of Gaza beginning in 2023, the destruction extended beyond lives, land, and buildings into art, culture, heritage and memory. One day, I saw a picture of a Tatreez piece lying above the rubble, it was a stitched map of Palestine. The red threads . . .
Read MoreJ. D. Mathes from our Winter Special Issue, INCARCERATION & FAMILY, reads his essay “Momma Tried”: Video recorded and edited by Mathes. J. D. Mathes grew up a feral child in the deserts of the American Southwest who loved to read library books. He is a PEN America Writing for Justice Fellow, . . .
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