Zephaniah; Paul Hoover, “God’s Promises”
Zephaniah does not hesitate to grab your attention. In the beginning: “I will sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord (...
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Emily Dickinson, “Doom is the House without the Door” (475)
Because you think something, you’re trapped; because I think, I’m trapped. One traps oneself in the same way light enters a house without a door: Do...
Gunnar Ekelöf, “Untitled”
Are you lonely—I repeat these words to myself. Once, twice, again. Slightly incredulous with each restatement and at the same time wanting to jump into a lake o...
The Folds of Love
I make fun of myself for wanting to be loved, but you won’t find a trace of that humor in my prose. Writing, as if it were a more powerful sort of memory ...
On Whiteness
There is at least one person I know who teaches who believes racism doesn’t exist and white supremacy isn’t an issue. I cannot pretend that I can co...