I’ve always bristled at the idea that there are only a few real, original stories that all novelists follow. I understand the generalization: so many of our narratives can be boiled down…
Coffee plantations from old novels. Moving to Brazil in 1951. The third trimester. Moss. “Speak…
Michael Kleber-Diggs is a poet, essayist, and literary critic. His debut poetry collection, Worldly Things, won the Max Ritvo Poetry Prize and is available through Milkweed Editions. Among other places, Michael’s writing…
Despite the apocalyptic tone of its title, Tamiko Beyer’s Last Days is a profoundly optimistic…
Long before I truly understood how to play with light, and long before I understood how to use a camera, I had a natural eye for composition. Before I knew about aperture…