Featured Writing

Epiphany

by Chris Dungey                                                   With first light and all through                                                   the bitter day, a dandelion                                                   lint of snow settles. Each                                                   filament gathers dust bunnies                                                   loath to press flat those beneath.                                                   For the first time in a month,                                                   a man stands in a mirror knotting                                                   a tie that has no silk-screen                                                   Santa monogram or carol button.                                                   A neighbor’s dog heralds                                                   an approaching…

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The Penmen Profile: Literary Fiction Writer Kayla Rae Whitaker

by Rebecca LeBoeuf “The Animators,” Kayla Rae Whitaker’s debut novel, has garnered praise from newspapers and magazines around the world – from The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post and Glamour to The Sydney Morning Herald and Elle. Published by Random House in January, “The Animators,” follows two…

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Spotlight on Allen Ginsberg

Poet and activist Allen Ginsberg talks about the resurgence of the 50s Beat Generation of artists and poets—and how Bob Dyland was influenced by Kerouac. He talks also about censorship of his work and others.

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Beautifully Flawed: The Poetic Journey of John Survivor Blake

by Pamme Boutselis John S. Blake got the nickname Survivor after his first session with a therapist. Blake told her about being biracial in the 70s, growing up as the youngest of nine children in a two-bedroom apartment in the Baruch Projects on the lower east side of Manhattan. He…

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