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5 Reasons to Teach This Book: Dēmos

… Dēmos Authors / Poetry & Migration Welcome, friends, to the latest installment of 5 Reasons to Teach This Book ! In … , out in March! Tijqua Daiker: I’m endlessly intrigued by the poems in this collection that appear in the form of Punnett squares. It speaks to the science of …

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Ngo Tu Lap

… Black Stars , co-translated by Martha Collins , is the first collection of his work in English and received the PEN Poetry in Translation Award. He is currently the Dean of the Department of Social Sciences, Humanities, … Black Stars , co-translated by Martha Collins , is the first collection of his work in English and received the …

Kazim Ali

… Kazim Ali Kazim Ali is the author of Northern Light: Power, Land, and the Memory of Water , as well as several volumes of poetry, … His collections of poetry include Sky Ward , winner of the Ohioana Book Award in Poetry, and The Far Mosque , winner … Kazim Ali is the author of Northern Light: Power, Land, and the Memory of …

Sally Keith

… Sally Keith Sally Keith is the author of Two of Everything , as well as four previous collections of poetry, including River House and The Fact of the Matter . Recipient of a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship … Sally Keith is the author of Two of Everything , as well as four previous …

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… and it is our great hope that they will contribute to the expansion of our field in the future.” — DANIEL SLAGER , Publisher & CEO We launched the Milkweed Fellowship program in 2019. It is grounded in … and it is our great hope that they will contribute to the expansion of our field in the future.” —DANIEL SLAGER, …

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Read This Next: Hans Recommends (May)

… it up a bit, and here are three that have stuck with me. The style of humor is quite different in Rudolph Wurlitzer’s The Drop Edge of Yonder and Patty Yumi Cottrell’s debut Sorry to Disrupt the Peace , but is steady in both. As for the Borges, I have … it up a bit, and here are three that have stuck with me. The style of humor is quite different in Rudolph Wurlitzer's …

Daniel Slager

… Daniel Slager Daniel Slager is the Publisher and CEO of Milkweed Editions. Prior to joining … and Umberto Eco. And prior to joining Harcourt, he was the Associate Editor of Grand Street , a leading quarterly … Slager is also a widely published translator from the German. His translations of texts by writers such as …

Geneviève Damas

… plays for both children and adults. If You Cross the River is her first novel and has received wide international acclaim, including recceiving the Prix Victor Rossel in Belgium and the Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie, awarded … plays for both children and adults. If You Cross the River is her first novel and has received wide …

Maria Baranda

… Maria Baranda Born in 1962, the Mexican poet María Baranda is a winner of major literary awards in Mexico, the Aguascalientes National Poetry Prize and the Efrain Huerta National Poetry Prize, as well as Spain’s … Born in 1962, the Mexican poet María Baranda is a winner of major literary …

Parneshia Jones

… Parneshia Jones Parneshia Jones is the author of Vessel , chosen as “One of 12 Books to Savor” … Journey Through Poems , edited by Caroline Kennedy and The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South , edited by Nikky … has been received a Lannan Foundation Writing Residency, the Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award, the Margaret Walker Short …