Author Archives: Victor D. Infante

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

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December 6, 2014 by author

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→

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Please Donate to Radius

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November 30, 2014 by author

Victor D. Infante

With 2014 coming to a close and all of our nominations for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net and Best Indie Lit New England out the door and in the hands of those who judge such things, … Continue reading→

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Against Silence: Our 2014 Pushcart Nominations

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November 26, 2014 by author

Victor D. Infante

The week we announce our Pushcart Prize nominees is usually a pretty happy one for us: Who doesn’t love an opportunity to crow about their best work, to revel in celebrating the fantastic authors we’re blessed to work with?

But … Continue reading→

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Three Poems by LaToya Jordan

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November 22, 2014 by author

Victor D. Infante

Miss Missing
By LaToya Jordan

White sashes embroidered
with gold letters
showcase our locations:

Bottom of the East River
Abandoned Lot Southwest of Philly
Burnt House in North Carolina
Buried in a Park in … Continue reading→

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An invented form by Uche Ogbuji

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November 14, 2014 by author

Victor D. Infante

Instructions: A series of three-line stanzas starting with a tetrameter refrain, a dimeter or trimeter second line, then a tetrameter line rhyming with the refrain. For an optional modulation, signal an altered refrain with the rhyme at the end of … Continue reading→

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