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poetry

Being Roommates With a Stripper

Jennifer Elise Wang New Verse News
Poet Jennifer Elise Wang gives the inside scoop about sex workers and other exploited workers.

poetry

A War Widow

Mira Hirschl How Memories Insist
As war returns to eastern Europe, the Croatian-born poet Mirna Hirschl depicts a personal sorrow.

books

Severance: A Novel

Chris Brooks Facebook
The story is full of very relatable pandemic moments: workers questioning whether it’s safe to go to work or whether they should stay home, streets suddenly emptied, N-95 masks. What makes this all so remarkable is that it was published in 2018...

books

Beyond a Biography: Seeing C.L.R. James Afresh

Paul Buhle New Frame
John L Williams’ new book on the pan-African thinker is a marvel that offers a close, meticulous description of his life and thinking, untangling his transformations and inviting reacquaintance.
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