I used to start each day with the same ritual. I would look in the mirror and say my name out loud. “Abigail,” I said , letting the sound of my dhort and long a’s surround me in the still -dim light. Then I would say “Abbie,” the name I used to . . .
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It was the promise that the trees will soon be strong enough for climbing that kept me looking forward to my family’s picnics. This was back during the short hiatus that separated the traumas of World War II from the violence that saw the birth of Israel in 1948. The promise was . . .
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The term slave refers to a faceless and nameless group of bodies: bodies brought to the United States and worked, tortured, and discarded for more than four centuries. In contrast to individuals who perished in the Holocaust, there are few true records of slaves having lived their lives as fully actualized people. Of course, . . .
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I want to tell you an unlikely story. I’d find it hard to believe if it hadn’t happened to me, so I’ll understand if you choose to take it with a pinch of salt. I assure you, however, that every word you’re about to read is true. I hope you’ll be able . . .
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(Photo: Nedim Grabovica/Xinhua/picture alliance) As we all know, the coronavirus pandemic will end only when it is defeated globally. One important obstacle, worldwide vaccine hesitancy, is likely to prove to be a more formidable barrier than, for example, equitable distribution. The politics and deceit that fuel vaccine hesitancy regrettably have longer shelf life . . .
Read MoreWatch our 2021 Anne Halley Poetry Prize-winner Abigail Chabitnoy read from her collection of poems as well as the winning poem “Girls Are Coming Out of the Water” from MR’s A Gathering of Native Voices issue. Purchase a signed Broadside of the poem today! ABIGAIL CHABITNOY is the author of How to Dress a . . .
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On Main Boulevard, the Ramzan traffic comes to a halt. The car heater makes a whirring noise. A thin layer of fog hovers in front of our Honda City. On the radio, the singer Junaid Jamshed recites a naat. In an interview, he has said that Pakistani women should stay at home. . . .
Read MoreThe 2021 winner of the Anne Halley Poetry Prize is Abigail Chabitnoy, for her poem “Girls Are Coming out of the Water,” from our Gathering of Native Voices issue (Volume 61, Issue 4). ABIGAIL CHABITNOY is the author of How to Dress a Fish (Wesleyan 2019), winner of the 2020 Colorado Book Award for . . .
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Begin with a plantthen an animal. Moveyour way up the chain of needtill you’ve learned enoughabout sacrifice and scooping poopto join the ranks of mother.—from “Naturally,” Volume 62, Issue 1 (Spring 2021) Tell us about one of the first pieces you wrote.Let’s see. There is one that has always stuck with me. . . .
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Write to me—do not text—in your unpracticed hand.A postcard with a stamp. Write until you run out of room—up the sides in smaller and smaller letters, dear little e’s,outrageous y’s and confusing s’s; send a photograph—from “Mosses and Ivies,” Volume 62, Issue 1 (Spring 2021) Tell us about one of the first . . .
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