Aster(ix) Picks
The thing I never expected after going viral on TikTok, was how emotional I would…
Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (August 1, 2023, Ecco Press) ““Family Lore is a deeply Dominican…
Now that 2022 is coming to a close, Aster(ix) editors and contributors picked their favorite…
Exciting fiction, insightful memoir, and captivating poetry, all by contemporary AAPI writers.
Nominations include: “Today I Will Bake a Cake” by Layhannara Tep, “Your Daughter Refashions the Flag into a Crop Top” by Rosa Alcalá, “Time Wave” by Racquel Goodinson,”Snap This Photo of Two Good Men” by Catalina Bartlett, “Tell me all the things you’ve missed” by Natalia Torres, “Everything is Temporary” by Nicole Callihan
Every year, Aster(ix) nominates some of our best work in poetry, story, and nonfiction for…
Those who know me also know that poetry is my first passion. Without it, I…
Rick Barot’s “The Galleons” Barot’s couplets give us a slanted perspective on colonialism and capitalism…
When I “discovered” Alice Bag, as an adult, I already knew her work. Since high…
What’s Mine and Yours author Naima Coster recommends This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith.…