Asterisms

Movements, Activism and Writing YA with Elizabeth Acevedo, Jennifer de Leon, Lilliam Rivera and Natalia Sylvester

On August 28, 2020, Natalia Sylvester, Elizabeth Acevedo, Jennifer de Leon, and Lilliam Rivera joined…

Voyeur

I spy on the boys and girls in the alleyway between six-story brick buildings, containers…

Doppler Daze

I’ve become a storm tracker. It’s 2am, electric flashes turn night to day, ignite the…

Wayfinding: A Conversation with Chloë Bass

Chloë Bass’s Wayfinding is comprised of twenty-four site-specific sculptures at St. Nicholas Park, across from…

Eleven: An Autobiographical Assemblage

Clock I was born with a clock. No twin bells ringing as I made my…

excerpt from Hot with the Bad Things

Small death.      Small shame Photograph of a small room emptied      …

On the Immigrant Experience and Where’s Home: A Conversation with Angie Cruz and Rajia Hassib

A conversation about the immigrant experience and the concept of home with Angie Cruz and…

Homecoming

“Hey. It’s me.” I switch the receiver to my other hand. “It’s—hold on.” I crane…

“The Birth of a Translator” excerpt from Self-Portrait in Bloom

And so began a new life, illuminated already in the choosing of what to translate,…

Review: Niloufar Talebi’s Self-Portrait in Bloom: Translation and Power

My country Iran has been in the U.S. news for decades. The American news whipsaws…