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“Unshuttered” Fills 19th-Century Archival Silences with Staggering Sound

The featured image shows a copy of Unshuttered's cover pinned in on each side by a nineteenth century camera.

In Patricia Smith’s latest poetry collection, Black people in nineteenth century America are offered new voices in searing ekphrastic monologues.

Published February 13, 2023
Categorized as poetry Tagged archival work, ekphrasis, history, poetry

“Swan Hammer” and Poem as Prayer

Image of "Swan Hammer" poetry collection superimposed on illustration of swans and hammers.
Cover illustration of Swan Hammer by Erin Kirk.

A review of “Swan Hammer,” Maggie Graber’s debut poetry collection.

Published July 1, 2022
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged girlhood, LGBTQ, poetry, review
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