Bear Witness: What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J. A. Chancy
Remember us, the characters seem to beg of the reader, imagined mirrors of the real lives lost and mourned.
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What Russian Grammar Taught Me about Death
I wanted to feel in control of something, but I didn’t know how to say that.
Like Clockwork, Like Memory: There Is Still Singing in the Afterlife by JinJin Xu
How to live with a love so intense, a pressure so ripe?
Discovering the Thought: A Conversation with Andrés Cerpa
Andrés Cerpa discusses his new poetry collection, THE VAULT.
To Move Forward but Not Forget: Talking with Chloe Yelena Miller
Chloe Yelena Miller discusses her debut full-length poetry collection, VIABLE.
Remembering as Deconstruction: Eduardo Halfon’s Mourning
To scrutinize the past, one must approach the walls between then and now.
The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Tsitsi Dangarembga
Tsitsi Dangarembga discusses her new novel, THIS MOURNABLE BODY.
How I Learned to Hope Again
And in order to hope, I have to once more believe—in the midst of unrelenting dark—that light exists even if I cannot see it.
The Ritual
It’s not easy being the mother of a dead child. In fact, it may be the hardest kind of mothering there is.
