Poet Erik Lindner, Words Are the Worst
Erik Lindner is a Dutch poet whose "Words are the Worst" was shortlisted for the Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry.
Tag: identity
Where is the Palestinian National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art?
Nora Ounnas Leroy reviews the Palestine collection in MO.CO's "Museums in Exile" exhibition, in Montpellier through Feb. 5, 2023.
Changing Colors — Reflections on The Last White Man
Jordan Elgrably reads a book about white fear and racism and finds that colorism isn't our only problem.
Joumana Haddad’s “The Book of Queens”: a Review
Laila Halaby on the new novel from Lebanon's multilingual feminist poet and powerhouse.
Atia Shafee: Raw and Distant Memories
Artist Atia Shafee hopes that her paintings will "resonate, trigger, and challenge, drawing the observer into the experience," imparting a universal appreciation for art.
“Where Are You From?” Identity and the Spirit of Ethno-Futurism
Writer and film executive Bavand Karim meditates on Iranian American identity and an alternative vision for self-realization in the context of the ethno-futurist movement.
Silver Stories from Artist Micaela Amateau Amato
Artist and writer Micaela Amateau Amato uses art and words to create unique ways of transmogrifying the world.
“Tattoos,” an excerpt from Karima Ahdad’s Amazigh-Moroccan novel “Cactus Girls”
In this excerpt from the Amazigh-Moroccan novel "Cactus Girls" by Karima Ahdad, a fierce small-town girl from the Rif named Sonya remembers what it was like growing up under the spell of heroic women. Like the cactus of the title, Ahdad’s women are survivors in a barren landscape, one filled…
Gaza, You and Me
A Palestinian student in Gaza and a Palestinian doing post-doctoral work in the States compare their experience of the May 2021 Israel-Hamas conflict.
Why WALLS?
"I would like to break the walls of ignorance between East and West." Walls and barriers are what we erect when we have no words.
The Bathing Partition
In this creative exploration of identity and homelessness, Sheana Ochoa faces her own inner walls and travels to Auschwitz.