"i'm sick of pretending to give a shit about what whypeepo think"

A Poem From Danez Smith, Who Has Just Won the UK's Forward Prize

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Power Walking

Power Walking

Aminatta Forna on the Streets of London, Freetown, and NYC

By Aminatta Forna | September 19, 2018

Danez Smith:

Danez Smith: "Oh I want to eat this poem."

From the Introduction to Britteney Black Rose Kapri's Black Queer Hoe

By Danez Smith | September 17, 2018

"The President of Coca-Cola"

Flash Fiction by Achy Obejas, in Memory of Ana Mendieta

By Achy Obejas | September 8, 2018

Athena Farrokhzad: Europe, Where Have You Misplaced Love?

Athena Farrokhzad: Europe, Where Have You Misplaced Love?

An Open Letter from a Poet

By Athena Farrokhzad | August 23, 2018

The Joy and Terror of Translating James Baldwin's <em>Giovanni's Room</em>

The Joy and Terror of Translating James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room

Elena Marcu on Bringing an American Classic to Romania

By Elena Marcu | August 22, 2018

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Dag Solstad on the Accidental Politics of Novel Writing

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Arundhati Roy on the Complex, Shifting Politics of Language and Translation in India

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Nadifa Mohamed: My Life at Oxford's Last All-Women College

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The Truth About Fiction vs. Nonfiction

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Aminatta Forna, from Reporter to Novelist, and Everything in Between

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20 Great Writers on Their Favorite Story Collections

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My Day with Andy Warhol

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David Searcy Recalls a Surreal Encounter, 50 Years Past

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