by Derrick YoungMarch 19, 2009
I picked up this book for two very specific reasons:
1. To gain insight into the theory that African slaves were intentionally de-constructed into self-loathing, destructive personalities for the sole purpose of capital gain.
2. It was a very short book that I could read on my dreaded direct flight to San Antonio.
From a technical stand point [...]
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by Melanie HendersonMarch 10, 2009
Literary spaces, such as blogs like this one, bookstores, college campuses (with both literary academia and poetry showcases) beg the question, what constitutes the strength of America’s literary landscape today?
Who gets published? Why do they get published? Should they be published?
Too often, I read poems aligned on the page “like poetry” or I listen [...]
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