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44.1 Feature: sam sax Reads S A T Y R I A S I S

by Black Warrior Review | Nov 13, 2017 | Feature, Poetry Print

sam sax is the author of Madness (Penguin, 2017) winner of The National Poetry Series and ‘Bury It’ (Wesleyan University Press, 2018) winner of the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets. He’s received fellowships from the NEA, Lambda Literary, &...

44.1 Feature: A Craft Essay by Alex Terrell

by Black Warrior Review | Nov 8, 2017 | Archive, Feature

Alex Terrell is pursuing her Master of Arts in English at the University of Maine, Orono and is currently researching prospective MFA and PhD programs. Her research interests include representations of individuated Black experience and Black bodies, magical realism,...

44.1 Sneak Peek: ROYAL I by Paige Lewis

by Black Warrior Review | Nov 6, 2017 | Feature, Poetry Print

Paige Lewis is the author of the chapbook Reasons to Wake You (Tupelo Press, 2018). Their poems have appeared or are forthcoming in American Poetry Review, Ploughshares, The Georgia Review, Best New Poets 2017, and elsewhere. Right-click and “open image in new...

44.1 Sneak Peek: THE NEW AUTHENTIC by Miguel Angel Ramirez

by Black Warrior Review | Nov 1, 2017 | Archive, Feature

Miguel Angel Ramirez was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. His work has appeared in the Denver Quarterly, Pleiades, and elsewhere. Right-click and “open image in new tab” for a larger version. To read Miguel Angel Ramirez’s work and more, pick up a...

44.1 Sneak Peek: ABSOLUTE ZERO AND ME by Ana Cristina Alvarez

by Black Warrior Review | Oct 30, 2017 | Feature, Fiction Print

Ana Cristina Alvarez received her MFA from the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. Her work has appeared in The Butter and Treehouse Magazine. She lives near Seattle, WA, close to many coffeehouses. Right-click and “open image in new tab” for a larger...

from A HUNDRED THOUSAND HOURS by Gro Dahle, translated by Rebecca Wadlinger

by Black Warrior Review | Oct 25, 2017 | Feature, Poetry Print

I find translation fascinating because of the way it allows writers engage with other writers’ work and, by extension, opens up so much room for the slippage and transformation of meaning for readers as well. There’s all these undercurrents and endless...