September 13, 2018
The Structure of Nanette
Much has been written in recent months of Nanette, comedian Hannah Gadsby’s groundbreaking Netflix standup special. The New York Times labeled it “comedy-destroying” and “soul-affirming,” Vox called it a “tour de […]
May 7, 2018
Nepantla: An Anthology (Q&A with Editor Christopher Soto)
To celebrate the release of Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color, published by Nightboat Books, anthology editor Christopher Soto and I discussed both the editing process and […]
October 5, 2015
The Silence of Syrian Rue
Love is not the last room. There are others along the long corridor that has no end. —“On the Wall of a House,” Yehuda Amichai Yael lived in […]
September 13, 2015
On Books and Silence: Why I Cannot Pray on Rosh Hashanah
“Where are you?” “In what I say.” “What is your truth?” “What lacerates me.” “And your salvation?” “Forgetting what I said.” –“At the Threshold of the Book,” Edmond Jabès […]