you will open your wounds / and make them a garden

The Gah Men were from the island. They were at once of the people, but not the people. The Gah Men used their Oxbridge training on one hand, earnest rabble-rousing speeches on the other, to broker a deal with the Ang Mohs.

What I learned—and didn’t—from living with a jazz legend.

The novelist on writing as activism, mislabeling monsters, and the healing power of imagination.

The poet talks about his latest book, the economic forces at work behind social media, and the stuffed animals in his life.

“Past their prime,” my mother says, shaking her head at pears forgotten on the kitchen counter, turning to rot.

She must have fallen asleep after all, in these first weeks, and the boy was gone. The baby in the car was an imposter. Like she was.

The poet on growing up around storytellers, understanding the charming trickster, and acknowledging women’s trauma.

In an excerpt from his new book of essays, Some of Us Are Very Hungry Now, Andre Perry discusses race, identity, moving around the US, and the Midwest.

Since you died a thousand birds / have daily flown through me