Mutiny by
In poems that rebuke classical mythos and western canonical figures, and embrace Afro-Diasporanfolk and spiritual imagery, Phillip B. Williams conjures the hell of being erased, exploited, and ill-imagined and then, through a force and generosity of vision, propels himself into life, selfhood, and a path forward
God of Nothingness by Faculty - Music
Forgiveness Is a Disappearing Act by
"nikolina lazetic’s forgiveness is a disappearing act refuses the imperative to recuperate the brutality of imperialism and war in order to narrativize the self into being here, where 'a document is always barbarism,' 'the sky is a mass grave,' and 'the end is everywhere.'" - Mónica de la Torre
Inheritance by
Inheritance is a black sensorium, a chapel of color and sound that speaks to spaciousness, surveillance, identity, desire, and transcendence. Influenced by everyday moments of Washington, DC living, the poems live outside of the outside and beyond the language of categorical difference, inviting anyone listening to listen a bit closer. Inheritance is about the self's struggle with definition and assumption.
Faculty - Painting & Drawing
Diamonds by
Reflections on divorce, single-parenthood, and searching for love in middle age in the cold and snowy heart of Bennington, Vermont
Faculty - Drama
An American Sunrise: Poems by
In this stunning collection, Joy Harjo finds blessings in the abundance of her homeland and confronts the site where the Mvskoke people, including her own ancestors, were forcibly displaced. From her memory of her mother's death, to her beginnings in the Native rights movement, to the fresh road with her beloved, Harjo's personal life intertwines with tribal histories to create a space for renewed beginnings.
""To heal was to be familiar with what destroyed." --Ray Young Bear, Meskwaki poet. This gorgeous and painful meditation on the trails of tears blazed by the indigenous peoples as they were driven from their lands is a guide to our history and the roots of our plundering the continent. Joy Harjo opens up the trails for you. Read a poem a day and then go on a walking meditation. Harjo connects the systematic expulsion of the indigenous peoples with the waves of migration hitting our southern border today. Read her words. Open your eyes. Find a way to help us all come home.