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Oct 9, 2020
"Gonna break the nose of mythology": Ama Codjoe’s Blood in the Air
In Blood of the Air, Codjoe exploits the intersection of content and form to deconstruct racist and sexist narratives...
Sep 23, 2020
2019 Editors Prize Winner Kabel Mishka Ligot featured on The Slowdown
We chose Kabel Mishka Ligot's work for our first-ever Editors Prize for the simple fact that his poetry seems to effortlessly raise some...
Jul 11, 2020
Founding Editor Brian Clifton: Remaining Present in a Burning World
It is difficult to erase, to unlearn completely the ways my aesthetics have been shaped and limited by white supremacy—a fact...
May 12, 2020
Quarantine, days 16 through 23 – Marcus Slease on life in isolation in Spain
The world meter indicates spikes in Italy, Spain and now newly onboard, after months of
delay and disorganisation, the United States...
Apr 17, 2020
Lockdown in Spain: Days 10 through 15 – life in quarantine in a foreign country
Trying not to think about getting it, the practicalities, two people in a small flat, there is no way to isolate from each other...
Apr 10, 2020
Lockdown in Spain: BR contributor Marcus Slease on life in quarantine in a foreign country
Silent shopping. Shopkeepers in masks. All the playground equipment taped shut...
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