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Interview for Blandine Rinkel of Gonzai Magazine (France) with Rick Harsch, S. Foster and Ben Ehrenreich
for http://gonzai.com/kiosque/ 1. In a interview you gave to Global Graffiti Magazine, you said: « My writing would be better if I was less busy in my spirit and my mind. If I wasn’t distracted by w… more →
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The Boy who got killed on Corona Ave. - A Stand Alone Short Story
wrote 1 day ago: By Rock Kitaro Date: May 13, 2013 Big Bang – “Stay” - Download: 05-stay.mp3 // … more →
Who is Estella Dior?
wrote 5 days ago: Have you ever met someone and they appeared to have life figured out? They were fly, they appeared … more →
Week of May 13: Assata conclusion
wrote 1 week ago: This week we finish the autobiography of Assata Shakur. For Monday 5/13, finish Assata: pages 215-27 … more →
Week of May 6: Assata, continued
wrote 2 weeks ago: This week we continue with our last book of the semester, the autobiography of Assata Shakur. For Mo … more →
Week of 4/29: autobiography of Assata Shakur
wrote 3 weeks ago: This week we move on to the our last book of the semester, the autobiography of Assata Shakur. For M … more →
Week of 4/22: Def Poetry Jam and Black images
wrote 1 month ago: For Monday 4/22 the assignment is to watch the Youtube videos of various poets from Russell Simmons … more →
For the week of April 15: Angie Cruz's Soledad continued
wrote 1 month ago: For Monday 4/15, we’ll continue reading Angie cruz’s novel Soledad. We’ll cover ch … more →
For the week of April 8: Angie Cruz's Soledad
wrote 1 month ago: First, remember that there’s an assignment due on April 19th (yes, it’s a Friday). Extra … more →
Behind Those Books
wrote 1 month ago: Do you ever wonder how urban literature is published? A few years ago a documentary called Behind Th … more →
Spring Break edition: Angie Cruz's Soledad
wrote 1 month ago: Angie Cruz, author of “Soledad”First, apologies for the verylate post: I’ve been d … more →
The Makaveli Conspiracy
wrote 2 months ago: The last couple of days this site has been getting a hits which sparked my interest. The words … more →
6.2 Fare Game
wrote 2 months ago: It took only a single minute for Frank Postman to deliver his astonishing proclamation. And it’s wor … more →
For the week of 3/18: David Riker's The City/La Ciudad
wrote 2 months ago: This week, we’ll take a turn into filmic representations of the city and city life from an imm … more →
For the week of 3/11: Midterm time!
wrote 2 months ago: Photo credit: Columbia Spectator newspaper (columbiaspectator.com)On Monday, we’ll have a form … more →
Week of 3/4: Ernesto Quiñonez's Bodega Dreams
wrote 2 months ago: For Monday 3/4: Read pages pages 97-146 in Ernesto Quiñonez’s Bodega Dreams. For Wednesday 3/6 … more →
For the week of 2/25: Bodega Dreams
wrote 3 months ago: For Monday 2/25: Read pages 1-54 in Ernesto Quiñonez’s Bodega Dreams and watch the first 30 mi … more →
THE HISTORY OF BLACK WRITERS IN POETRY, LITERARY FICTION & ROMANCE (PART TWO)
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wrote 3 months ago: In this week’s blog post, I’m celebrating the rich history and influential accomplishments of black … more →
Kiss of death
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wrote 3 months ago: I think of all the nights I slept alone, laying here clutching my phone, wondering if you were dead … more →
Kiss of death
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wrote 3 months ago: I think of all the nights I slept alone, laying here clutching my phone, wondering if you were dead … more →
