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My Father the Song Poet

My Father the Song Poet

Kao Kalia Yang Comes To Understand Her Machinist Father as a Literary Force

By Kao Kalia Yang | April 25, 2016

Mitchell S. Jackson's <em>The Residue Years</em>, Part One

Mitchell S. Jackson's The Residue Years, Part One

Premiering the Story of One Writer's Path from Prison to Publication

By Literary Hub | April 19, 2016

Was I a Torturer in Iraq?

Was I a Torturer in Iraq?

On Practicing "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques" for the US Government

By Eric Fair | April 19, 2016

When Teaching is a Calling

When Teaching is a Calling

Win Bassett on Mentorship, Poetry, and Teaching Boys

By Win Bassett | April 14, 2016

The Time I Almost Died On the Appalachian Trail

The Time I Almost Died On the Appalachian Trail

Benjamin Warner Recalls the Great Drought of '99, and a Single Bee Sting

By Benjamin Warner | April 12, 2016

The Iceberg

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Marion Coutts

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