Waking Up Trans in Trump’s America
“One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams,” Kafka’s Metamorphosis famously begins in one...
Adrian Tomine on Building a Creative Career
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A few years ago I gave a talk at an art...
Deadly Sins and Heavenly Virtues: On the Timeless Duality of Being Human
“When I look back upon my lifeIt’s always with a sense of shameI’ve always been...
“Are We Lost?” How Ancient Cultures Across the Globe Found Their Way Around
Humans do not have an innate neurological toolbox like animals, but they do possess language....
Poems of Power and Our Planet: Six Essential Ecopoetry Collections to Read
At a poetry workshop that I attended some years ago, we were asked to define ecopoetry. Many participants rattled off the usual definitions,...