Dorsía Smith Silva (In Inheritance of Drowning, CavanKerry, 2024) and Vincent Toro (Hivestruck, Penguin 2024) will explore why their writing in these precarious times is essential, especially as their writing embodies protest poetry. They will discuss protest writing as a transformative experience and means to address US colonialism, Latinx identity, and the intersections between Puerto […]

As poets, essayists, and teachers, both Nicky and Catherine embrace a practice of play. Far from being frivolous, or antithetical to serious and complex work, play can be an essential part of the creative process. In this conversation, Nicky and Catherine (or Katie)—longtime friends from their grad school days more than twenty years ago—will talk […]