Building from his acclaimed anthology Tales of Two Americas, beloved writer and editor John Freeman draws together a group of our greatest writers from around the world to help us see how the environmental crisis is hitting some of the most vulnerable communities where they live. In the past five … [Read more...]
Fire Is Not a Country
In her third collection, Indonesian American poet Cynthia Dewi Oka dives into the implications of being parents, children, workers, and unwanted human beings under the savage reign of global capitalism and resurgent nativism. With a voice bound and wrestled apart by multiple histories, Fire Is Not a … [Read more...]
Buanglah Hajat pada Tempatnya
Once upon a time in a post-apocalyptic world far far away, the Earth is already destroyed, contaminated, and inhabitable, except in a metallic dome where the inner layer is protected from external contact. Inside, there live the few remaining humans. Unfortunately, amid the debris inside, only one … [Read more...]
No Body in Particular
In her debut poetry collection, Giovanna Lomanto discovers, debunks, and later rediscovers conceptions of herself. This highly personal work encompasses an ideology of perspective, and her emphasis on thought and feeling throughout the book exemplifies suffering and satisfaction, trials and … [Read more...]