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Canisia Lubrin : Code Noir

David Naimon, Milkweed Editions — 02/25/2024
… Canisia Lubrin talks about her debut fiction, Code Noir.  The fifty-nine stories in this collection are each prefaced by one of Louis XIV’s fifty-nine “Black codes,” the rules of conduct … audio archive Canisia reads from Dionne Brand’s upcoming book Salvage: Readings from the Wreck , from Christina …
Poetry

Claire Schwartz : Civil Service

David Naimon, Milkweed Editions — 09/01/2022
… Claire Schwartz’ poetry collection Civil Service  looks at the ways ordinary, everyday actions uphold and sustain state … can and does serve extraordinary atrocities. The world of this collection, populated by civil positions—The … supplemental material, from Alice Oswald reading from the Book of Job to Jen Bervin reading from the letters and prose …

Richard Wagamese

… Richard Wagamese Richard Wagamese (1955-2017) was one of Canada’s foremost writers, and one of the leading indigenous writers in North America. He was the author of several acclaimed memoirs and more than a dozen … was one of Canada’s foremost writers, and one of the leading indigenous writers in North America. He was the

Brian Tierney

… Brian Tierney Brian Tierney is the author of Rise and Float , which was selected by Randall Mann as the winner of the 20-2021 Jake Adam York Prize. His poetry … Brian Tierney is the author of  Rise and Float , which was selected by Randall Mann as …

Braiding Sweetgrass

… Braiding Sweetgrass Video URL A decade of transforming the way readers see and live in the world … of Braiding Sweetgrass Play video from Robin Order the book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific …

Jennifer Willoughby

… Jennifer Willoughby Jennifer Willoughby is the recipient of the 2015 Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry for her debut … Jennifer Willoughby is the recipient of the 2015 Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry for her debut …
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Many Maxes: Performance as Legacy and an Invitation for You

Milkweed Staff
… an Invitation for You Authors Essay by Elizabeth Metzger The night we met in Dorothea Lasky’s workshop at Columbia, Max Ritvo and I shared a taxi across the park where we were both living. I had recognized Max’s … I remember having trouble reconciling my impressions of him as an ebullient, whimsical life force breaking into …

Leila Wilson

… Leila Wilson Leila Wilson is the author of The Hundred Grasses . Her poems have appeared in Poetry , A … Leila Wilson is the author of  The Hundred Grasses . Her poems have appeared in  Poetry …

Erin Sharkey

… worker, and film producer based in Minneapolis. She is the cofounder, with Junauda Petrus, of an experimental arts collective called Free Black Dirt and is the producer of film projects including Sweetness of Wild , … worker, and film producer based in Minneapolis. She is the cofounder, with Junauda Petrus, of an experimental arts …