Tag Archives: Hanif Abdurraqib

‘Poem Written on the Anniversary of Mike Brown’s Murder, Ending in a Pearl,’ by Julian Randall

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July 8, 2016 by author

Poem Written on the Anniversary of Mike Brown’s Murder, Ending in a Pearl
After Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib
By Julian Randall

Is the sky to go white again?
A rapture in the hue of a pearl.
More … Continue reading→

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Our Best of the Net Nominees

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October 6, 2015 by author

Victor D. Infante

We’ve been taking a little break, but are gearing up to get back into the flow of things soon. In the meantime, please take a second to congratulate our Best of the Net Anthology nominees. In the past, the … Continue reading→

Posted in Editors| Tagged administrative post, Alan King, Best of the Net, Caits Meissner, Casey Rocheteau, Chace Zachery Morris, Christina Springer, Danez Smith, Deonte Osayande, Erika Jahneke, Hanif Abdurraqib, Lauren Gordon, Ricky Garni, Sonya Renee Taylor, Victor D. Infante, Wil Gibson| 1 Reply|

‘I Have A Right to be Angry’: The Power and Pain of #BlackPoetsSpeakOut

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December 6, 2014 by author

Victor D. Infante

Essay by Victor D. Infante, Poems by Alan King, Christina Springer, Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib, Casey Rocheteau, Sonya Renee Taylor and Danez Smith

It is agonizing to witness a community wailing in despair, to hear the pain echo across the sky. But … Continue reading→

Posted in Editors, Guest contributors, Uncategorized| Tagged Alan King, Casey Rocheteau, Christina Springer, Danez Smith, Dialogue on Race and Poetry, Hanif Abdurraqib, political poems, Sonya Renee Taylor, Victor D. Infante| Leave a reply|

What We Really Are: Our Best of the Net and BILiNE nominations

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September 30, 2014 by author

Victor D. Infante

Awards season is upon us, and the confluence of nominations for both Best of the Net and Best Indie Lit New England being due has given us cause to review our entire past two years’ worth of work. It’s moments … Continue reading→

Posted in Editors| Tagged Aaron Samuels, administrative post, Best of the Net, BILiNE, Daniel McGinn, Emily O'Neill, Fatimah Asghar, Franny Choi, Hanif Abdurraqib, Jacqueline Morrill, Jeffrey R. DeRego, Mariya Deykute, Robert Bohm, Sam Cha, Tony Brown, Victor D. Infante| Leave a reply|

‘The opposite of a poem’: Radius’ Pushcart nominees

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November 29, 2013 by author

Victor D. Infante

By Victor D. Infante

Lately, I’ve been thinking about Anne Sexton. Particularly, I’ve been thinking about her quote, “Suicide is, after all, the opposite of a poem.” The quote came to mind earlier this year, when Radius published its Continue reading→

Posted in Editors| Tagged Aaron Samuels, Anne Sexton, Bullying, Hanif Abdurraqib, Jacqueline Morrill, Miles Walser, Robert Bohm, Tony Brown, Victor D. Infante| Leave a reply|