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Inside Voices
I don’t know what to do about these ethical moral dilemmas. I don’t know how to decide if my anger should be placed deeper on the Black men I share skin with, or the white women I share gender with, or even the white gays I share queerness with. Or anyone in between with oppression commonalities.
An Interview with Jessica Gross, Author of ‘Hysteria’
“I enjoy men writing about sex that I can eventually upend in my own head by writing from a woman’s perspective.”
An Interview with Clarinetist Michelle Hromin
“I think it’s important to openly talk about how you’re feeling and what you think is making you feel the way that you are.”
Best Kept Secret
My old is translated and tampered with by the new
Distance
107 miles. Sometimes I walk further downtown and the distance increases, sometimes I walk uptown and the distance shrinks. But, that’s only a measurement. It doesn’t matter where I am, there is always a distance between us. Even when I visit you.
Don’t
Don’t hold my face when you say it./
Don’t look at me as if you’ll crumble if I turn away.
An Interview with Metra Lundy and Selina Garcia, creators of the Documentary Film, “A Walk In Her Shoes”
“in trying to heal and bring myself out of a very low place, I looked to Harriet Tubman, her example, and her story”
Everyday is Like Sunday
Things were beginning to feel indefinite.
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Poems by Sasha Trufanov
I’m roaming inside America/
My feet have gotten very cold
Common Sense
On January 8th, 2021, a new Netflix original series appeared called Pretend it’s a City. It stars a seductive, if not minimal cast: Martin Scorsese in the company of the infamous Fran Leibowitz. Their show […]
You Woke Up: A Conversation
These transgressions are the fibers that weave together the quilt of patriarchy.
what becomes of the spring (after Ocean Vuong’s “Aubade With Burning City”)
They warn each other not to breathe me in
An Interview with Klo
Klo is a Brooklyn based street artist who dismembers societal stereotypes surrounding color, gender, and body.
Black or Blue: White Protestors, Black Cops, and Race Shaming
Something feels off about watching white people berate, accost, and hurl insults at black police officers during protests against systemic racism.
On the Maturer Sex
Through the myth that women have the upper-hand when it comes to expressing emotions, a burden is placed on women to coddle, take care of, and excuse men’s inappropriate actions.
Abby Forever
We transition, at last, to the crux. Talk of putting her to sleep; when to make that decision, when quality of life moves on to dignity of death.
Piel De Iguana
“Two please,” I say.
The vendor looks me over and waves his skinny arm towards the colorful ticket display behind the counter, lifting his chin in my direction. The gesture reminds me of my ex—Jairo’s father.
Dim-Witted
Even a lightbulb signifies positive change. Now, I try to remember the negative. What’s the opposite of a lightbulb going off above my head? Dim? Dim-witted? It means the less light there is—the less whiteness that exists—the worse we’re deemed to be.
Who Makes Illustrations
Artwork by Ting-En Tsai
Interview with Christopher X. Shade
Shade talks with poetry editor Max Hamilton about confronting grief through meditation and writing.