• WATCH: Danez Smith on Poetry, Blackness, and Friendship

    The Author of Homie on Fiction/Non/Fiction Live

    Watch acclaimed poet Danez Smith discuss the role friendship plays in their most recent collection of poetry, Homie. Smith talks to Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about the isolating effect COVID-19 has had on black communities, using space on the page inventively, and writing about money.

    Head here to listen to the full interview on the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast.


    Fiction Non Fiction
    Fiction Non Fiction
    Hosted by Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan, Fiction/Non/Fiction interprets current events through the lens of literature, and features conversations with writers of all stripes, from novelists and poets to journalists and essayists.





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