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Bitter Kalli

Bitter Kalli
Bitter Kalli is the author of Mounted. They were born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Their essays and criticism have been published in Harper’s Bazaar, Architectural Digest, and BOMB Magazine, among others. They are a landworker and founder of Star Apple Nursery, a project focused on the stewardship of Caribbean and Southeast Asian heritage crops. Bitter is a child of the Atlantic Ocean. They are based in Philadelphia.


Riding to Freedom: On the Importance of the Horse in Escaping Slavery

“Horses were a part of the daily fabric of life for many enslaved Black people.”
August 19, 2025  By Bitter Kalli
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