by Avey Rips | Nov 14, 2018 | Drinking Gourd
In Creance; or, Comest Thou Cosmic Nazarite, Andrew Colarusso hybridizes lost and unknown spaces, taking his title from a falconry term for the cord used to restrain a bird. The word derives from the late fifteenth century, from the French créance (“faith”), also...
by Avey Rips | Nov 14, 2018 | Drinking Gourd
Thiahera Nurse’s Some Girls Survive on Their Sorcery Alone works as ode and requiem to document the precious narratives held inside the body of a black girl. Opening with declarations of self-love, beauty, eulogy, and Lil’ Kim rapping in the rain, the landscape of...
by Avey Rips | Nov 5, 2018 | Blog
On Friday, October 12th, 2018, several gathered on the Northwestern Evanston campus to celebrate Mandorla’s inclusion in the OpenDoor Archive. Here are a few snapshots from our conversations in the Hagstrum Room: Photos by Tristram...
by Avey Rips | Nov 5, 2018 | Blog
9th Annual Drinking Gourd Chapbook Poetry Prize Application & Guidelines: Award Winner receives $350 prize money,...
