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The author of Spoken Word: A Cultural History and The Study of Human Life examines the power of recovering lost literary voices.
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The author of Spoken Word: A Cultural History and The Study of Human Life examines the power of recovering lost literary voices.
“I believe that writing is just a form of dreaming.” —Nathan Go, author of Forgiving Imelda Marcos
The author of Spoken Word: A Cultural History and The Study of Human Life considers how poets collaborate across time and form.
"I write as often and for as long as I can.” —Helen Schulman, author of Lucky Dogs
The author of Spoken Word: A Cultural History and The Study of Human Life explores how writers might “cover” literary works as musicians do songs.
“I am constantly questioning, resisting, studying, accepting, and wondering—all of which I believe to be the hallmarks of the writer’s life.” —Airea D. Matthews, author of Bread and Circus
“Writing this book forced me to deal with, and face, some parts of my personality that haven’t served me.” —Kwame Alexander, author of Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances
“It’s always surprising when the book clicks into being an actual book—which I find happens at the very last minute.” —Emma Cline, author of The Guest
The author of Mistaken for an Empire: A Memoir in Tongues offers an approach to critically engaging with a colonialist literary canon.
“You are going to read a book that will inspire you to write a book.” —Jennifer Lunden, author of American Breakdown: Our Ailing Nation, My Body's Revolt, and the Nineteenth-Century Woman Who Brought Me Back to Life