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The Literary is Political

The Literary is Political

On Poetry, Resistance, and the Shift from Sadness to Resolve

By Jonny Diamond | November 11, 2016

On Staying and Fighting, and Finding Strength in Poetry

On Staying and Fighting, and Finding Strength in Poetry

Garnette Cadogan Refuses to Give in to Despair

By Garnette Cadogan | November 11, 2016

What Can Art Do After Trump?

What Can Art Do After Trump?

On Giving Feelings Shape, And Giving Them Grace

By Heather Wells Peterson | November 11, 2016

On the Morning After, and Moving from Mourning to Hope

On the Morning After, and Moving from Mourning to Hope

Edie Meidav on Grief and the Resistance to Come

By Edie Meidav | November 11, 2016

On The Violent Language of the Refugee Crisis

On The Violent Language of the Refugee Crisis

"Language has deserted the tongue that is thirsty."

By Christina Sharpe | November 11, 2016

Literary Voices React to President Donald Trump

Literary Voices React to President Donald Trump

Where do we go from here?

By Emily Temple | November 10, 2016

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A Long, Sad Night in Washington, DC

By Timothy Denevi | November 9, 2016

Brain Orgasm? The Literary World of ASMR

By Emily Temple | November 8, 2016

Jane Jacobs on Civil Disobedience and the Necessity of Resistance

By Jane Jacobs | November 8, 2016

10 Fictional Candidates For President

10 Fictional Candidates For President

Make America Magic Again! Or Evil!

By Emily Temple | November 8, 2016

George R.R. Martin is as Worried About the Election As You Are

George R.R. Martin is as Worried About the Election As You Are

The Man Knows a Thing or Two About Dynastic Power Struggles

By Emily Temple | November 7, 2016

The Beginning or the End? Writers on the Age of Trump

The Beginning or the End? Writers on the Age of Trump

On the Eve of the Election, Which America Are We?

By Literary Hub | November 7, 2016

This Could Happen To Us: 10 Literary Apocalypses

This Could Happen To Us: 10 Literary Apocalypses

On the Eve of the Election, Fictional Disasters from the Last Five Years

By Emily Temple | November 7, 2016

My First Visit to the Church of American Democracy

My First Visit to the Church of American Democracy

Nicole Dennis-Benn on Citizenship and the Power of the Vote

By Nicole Dennis-Benn | November 7, 2016

Donald Trump, Anti-Flaneur

Donald Trump, Anti-Flaneur

Lauren Elkin on the Importance of Conversation and Why She Will Never Stop Walking

By Lauren Elkin | November 7, 2016

Talking in New Orleans in the Age of Trump

Talking in New Orleans in the Age of Trump

What Real America Helped Us Understand

By Maurice Carlos Ruffin | November 7, 2016

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