The Big, Hungry Heart.

[eunnieboo]

pink in the night

[melynnwaters]

babe are you alright? you just reblogged eunnieboo’s pink in the night comic again

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writing roundup:

POETRY:

ON THE SEVENTH DAY GOD SAYS: WHAT YOU’VE GOT IS VIRGIN CHARM & A KNIFE IN YOUR POCKET by Katie Condon

Nashville by Tiana Clark

Chrome by Paul Tran

Ghazal for White Hen Pantry by Jamila Woods

Bigly, Two Headed Slake and the mulatto is a serpent palindrome by Xandria Phillips

Poem in Which the Writer Sees Himself in an Old Textbook, 1943 and Ode to the Belt by sam sax

From the Desire Field by Natalie Diaz

The Body of García Lorca by p.e. garcia 

Ode to Hushpuppy & Peripatetic by Joy Priest 

Not Because You Have To by Emily O’Neill Black, Poured Directly into the Wound by Patricia Smith

Notes on the Below by Ada Limón

Brothers by Omar Sakr

Women’s Work by Natalie Scenters-Zapico

Love Song to the Man Announcing Powwows and Rodeos by Kenzie Allen

How To Get Over by t’ai freedom ford

After My Mother Calls by Jeremy Clark

Afield by Rita Dove

Cattails by Nikky Finney

enough food and a mom by francine j. harris 

In the Language by Shane McCrae

Barbie Change Gets Her Hair Done by Victoria Chang

Black Woods by Kevin Prufer

untitled by Brenna Twohy

Saguaros by Javier Zamora

What Was Left of the Sestina after Looking at a Photo Album of My Father’s Squadron by Brad Trumpfheller

Night Shift by Jericho Brown

Dark Devotional by Rebecca Bratten Weiss

Father Fragments (Or, Yellow Ochre) by Analicia Soleto 

Two Poems by Aricka Foreman 

Club 2718 & This is a review for Blue in Green by Miles Davis by Taylor Johnson

Coverage by Julian Randall

Ars Moriendi and Some Boys Aren’t Born At All by Logan February

XV by Julio Serrano Echeverría, translated by José García Escobar

Febrile by Gabrielle Octavia Rucker

St. Francis Disrobes by Paige M. Lewis

Redacted from a Know-Your-Rights Training Agenda— by Cynthia Dewi Oka

you’ve always been a border simulator by Gabriel Dozal

Chirality by Vanessa Angelica Villarreal

Cardi B Tells Me About Myself by Eboni Hogan

Ode to Lithium #6: Barometer by Shira Erlichman

On Glorification by Siaara Freeman

(Persephone’s Husband Is Not Important And He Says) and After the Curse Was Lifted, Midas by C. Bain

The Dawn and Snow White’s Mother by Khaya “Khalypso” Osbourne

Nomenclature by Kristin Chang

Al Quds (Jerusalem) by Khalid Abu Dawas

The Pieces We Are Not by Sarah Kay

With my hands around the throats of my mother’s marigolds by Hafizah Geter

Ji Haushi by Chekwube O. Danladi

Cuba, 1962 by Ai

A Memorable Fancy by Sina Queyras

A Memory by Saeed Jones

How Can Black People Write About Flowers at a Time Like This by Hanif Abdurraqib 

Incantation by Chris Abani

Feet by Ross Gay

There’s No Wrong Way to Eat a Reese’s by Jeremy Radin

FICTION:

Bespoke by Zachary Doss

The Quantum Theory of Suffering or Why I Look at the Moon by Natalie Diaz

Girlies by Cara Dempsey 

Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers by Alyssa Wong

Who is Like God and Welcome by Akwaeke Emezi

Night Wind by Eloghosa Osunde

Domestic Violence by Madeline Ashby

NONFICTION:

A Letter to My Mother That She Will Never Read by Ocean Vuong

Hikikomori: Salt Constellations by Jennifer S. Chang 

Why Your Mother Can’t Drive by Cinelle Barnes

My True South by Jesmyn Ward

CRITICISM/OTHER:

Looking for Surprises in Senegal: photos by Jake Michaels; text by Kerri McDonald

Women and Femmes Unite: A Structural and Political Analysis of Femininity by B.B. Buchanan

A Refuge for Jae-In Doe: Fugues in the Key of English Major by Seo-Young Chu tw: rape

A Discussion Re: Courage by Ashley C. Ford

The Unlikely Hiker by Emily Prado with advice from Jenny Bruso

You’re Not Overreacting by Imani Shanté

Archiving While Black by Ashley Farmer

Lil Wayne rhymes with suicide tw: death

[yamilemon-blog]

Sun Flower Power

Collage con el cielo

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writing roundup

Poetry:

there is no separate survival by Shabnam Piryaei

Cutting by Brionne Janae

And What Good Will Your Vanity Be When the Rapture Comes by Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib 

On PrEP or on Prayer by sam sax

Apology; Sweet Talk by Derrick Austin

No is a Complete Sentence; Portrait of the Alcoholic Three Weeks Sober; the Straw is Too Long, the Axe is Too Dull by Kaveh Akbar

Without Conferring, We Both Ask For a Smoke & Dagger by Emily O’Neill

When Lucille Bogan Sings “Shave ‘Em Dry” by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Where the Fired Body is Porous by Tiana Clark

Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay

Social Death, An Address by Xandria Phillips 

A Bell Still Unrung by Safiya Sinclair 

Recurring Dream Wherein I’m Watching an Episode of Star Trek by Colette Arrand 

Manhattan is a Lenape Word by Natalie Diaz

This City by Eugenia Leigh

Barbershop by Phillip B. Williams

Poet’s Sampler: b: william bearhart

American Sonnet for Wanda C. by Terrance Hayes

When the Therapist Asks You to Recount, You Have to Say It by Aricka Foreman

Apologies from a Muslim Orphan by Tarfia Faizullah

Fiction:

The Enchantment by Emily B. Cataneo 

When an Artist and a Novelist Let Their Creative Powers Loose on a Fabulous Apartment Filled With Art by Hanya Yanagihara

The Mark of Cain by Roxane Gay

Carry Me Home, Sisters of St. Joseph by Marie-Helene Bertino

No Type of Good by Gabrielle Rucker

Churches We’ve Broken Into by Julia Evans

Essays:

When It Is Not Our World Anymore What Will We Hear: On Empathy by Rosebud Ben-Oni

The Effects of White Supremacy are Non-Transferable by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

The Aqiqah by Kima Jones

A Chorus of Hands by Mahogany Browne 

Women in the Fracklands: On Water, Land, Bodies, and Standing Rock by Toni Jensen

What If: On Black Lives and Mental Health by Jodi Savage

A Map of Lost Things: On Family, Grief, and the Meaning of Home by Jamila Osman

Criticism/Interviews/Hybrid:

Hayao Miyazaki and the Art of Being a Woman by Gabrielle Bellot 

Fine Dining by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Frank Ocean is Finally Free, Mystery Intact by Jon Caramanica

What Makes a Celebrity Take Off His Shirt by Anne Helen Peterson

I Hated Britney Spears Until I Saw Myself in Her by B. Pietras

Robin Coste Lewis: Black Joy is My Primary Aesthetic

Divedapper: Conversation with Jericho Brown by Kaveh Akbar

VIDA’s Report from the Field: Getting Along Shouldn’t Be An Ambition by Jean Ho

A Story about Discovery by Rachel Monroe (about detransitioning)

Disability and Poetry: An Exchange

He Lived by Syreeta McFadden (cw: lynching)

The Problem with “Pussy” by Josephine Livingstone

This Hair of Mine by Cynthia Harvey 

[offthepacific-blog]

A New Way to Look at Minimalism Photoset

 Top Rt, Clockwise: Celiné Resort 2016, Dion Lee Spring 2017, Rag & Bone Prefall 2017, Jil Sander Resort 2017

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writing roundup

Poetry:

Meditation on Aunt Shirley by M’Bilia Meekers

Ode to Lithium #419: Perfect by Shira Erlichman

Panhandle, Gulf by Cady Vishniac

Portrait of the Alcoholic with Relapse Fantasy; River of Milk; Portrait of the Alcoholic Floating in Space with Severed Umbilicus; Despite My Best Efforts, Even My Prayers Have Turned Into Threats; Supplication with Rabbit Skull and Bouquet by Kaveh Akbar

Briar Rose by Anne Sexton

Any Other Name by Khadijah Queen

Dream the Sea Shanty by Ada Limon

The Lost Woods as Elegy for Black Childhood; Vespers by Derrick Austin 

The Moment I Saw a Pelican Devour by Paige Lewis

Two Poems by Matthea Harvey

Cornflowers by Brenda Cárdenas

help by Danez Smith

Courtship by Shelly Wong

We Rowdy by Emily O’Neill 

Worry; Gambling Myths by sam sax

Scavengers by Ocean Vuong

To the Angelbeast by Eduardo C. Corral

There is a Bird in My Mouth; Arygria; I Am with Child; You Are a Dark Body by Natalie Scenters-Zapico

Topless in America by Nikky Finney

Ghazal for Becoming Your Own Country by Angel Nafis 

The Plums by Anis Mojgani

kaiser 1 & 2 by mud howard

Fiction:

Rosario’s Jewel Box by Sarah Maria Medina cw: rape

An Inventory at the End of the World by Joyce Chong

Bootleg by Emily O’Neill

Only the Lonely by Lisa Mecham 

Only Animals by Chelsea Sutton

Rabbit Heart by Alyssa Wong

Excerpt from the Mothers by Brit Bennett

from Eve out of Her Ruins by Ananda Devi

The Ghost of King Solomon by Samuel Ashworth

The Healer by Stephanie Fields cw: assault

A Diet of Worms by Valerie Valdes

Successor, Usurper, Replacement by Alice Sola Kim

Essays:

Miss Northeast by Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers

Why I Can’t Quit Football by Frederick McKindra

Out-Asianed by Vanessa Hua

Ghost in the Corner by Tabitha Blankenbiller

The Lord’s Supper by Kristen Arnett

The Ibis and the Storm by Natalie Lima

Melancholia by Dana Levin

I Tried Smell.Dating and It Didn’t Stink by Arabelle Sicardi

We, the Hunted: Dogs, Resistance, and Survival by Kelly Mays

Kettle Holes by Melissa Febos cw: assault

Criticism / Interviews / Hybrid:

Just Browsing: A Roundtable on Brows and Body Hair

The Politics of Pockets by Chelsea G. Summers

The Presumption of “Boyfriend” Clothes by Helena Fitzgerald

A Conversation with Claudia Rankine by Bim Adewunmi

When Delivery is Not a Luxury by Esmé Wang

How Worshipping a “Mother Goddess” Can Disempower Women by Amelia Quint

If Women Wrote Men the Way Men Write Women by Meg Elison 

A Seat with Us: A Conversation between Solange Knowles, Mrs. Tina Lawson, and Judnick Mayard

Why I’m Nonbinary But Don’t Use They/Them by Ashleigh Shackelford

Again and Again and Again by Megan Giddings

The Last Taboo: Why Pop Culture Just Can’t Deal With Black Male Sexuality by Wesley Morris 

Killing Like They Do in the Movies by Justin Phillip Reed

[sirenmouths]

writing roundup

Poetry:

A Violence by Nicole Sealey

A Good Deed is Done for No Reason by Aziza Barnes

Bad News, Again by Cameron Awkward-Rich

The Leash and Sharks in the Rivers by Ada Limón

Wedding Soup by Emily O’Neill

Because There is Still a Sky, Junebug by Tarfia Faizullah

Hymn to a Landlocked God by Meg Day

Spice, Snails by Jules Jacob

Still Life of Acme in Spring by Aricka Foreman

Whirlpool by xtx

I Want to Tell You Yes by Kallie Falandays

Rift by Stacey Balkun

heart by Dao Strom

Afong Moy by Kristin Chang

Pin the Tail on the Predator by Stevie Edwards

In Hurt, Virginia by Rochelle Hurt

Six Months After Contemplating Suicide by Erika L. Sánchez

A Brief History of the Bikini by Caitlin Doyle

Sentence and To a Straight Man by Edwardo C. Corral

Beg by Franny Choi

Barbie Chang Suite by Victoria Chang

Bridal Pyre by Cori A. Winrock

maghrib, new york city by Safia Elhillo

Fiction:

I Still Want a Copy of That Photo by Tyler Barton

At Sea by Ashley Hutson

Pay Me by Zdravka Evtimova

What You Pawn I Will Redeem by Sherman Alexie

The Bearded Lady by Jess Zimmerman

Out of the Strong, Something Sweet by Leesa Cross-Smith

Sarah is Lacking in Some Departments by Lucie Britsch

The Hummingbird Nest by Pascale Petit

Girl by Jamaica Kincaid 

I Love Betty by Kaitlyn Greenidge

Essays:

Mama Outsider: How I Learned the Definition of Obscene by Asha French

Pacita by Melissa R. Sipin

Resistance, Desire, and History: The Story of My Dreadlocks by Nicole Dennis-Benn

Sentimental Education by Alexander Chee

August 20th, 2016 by Jasmine Sanders

Sour Water by Bassey Ikpi

Taking My Father Back to Louisiana One Last Time by Natalie Baszile

For the “Angry Arabs” Who Won’t Let Anyone Catch Them Crying by Jess Rizkallah cw: racism / genocide / colonization 

To Prey on Birds by Kira Jane Buxton cw: abuse / attempted assault

Criticism / Interviews:

A History of Black Bartenders by David Wondrich

Reports From the Field: White People Love Me: Dispatches From The Token by Morgan Parker

In Defense of Villainesses by Sarah Gailey 

What Happens When Ballet Puts Black Lives at Its Center by Kaitlyn Greenidge 

How It Feels to Conquer Your Shame by Garrard Conley cw: rape / homophobia / gay-conversion therapy

Perfume, Power, and God by Arabelle Sicardi

There is No Better Pizza Than Drunk Pizza by Helena Fitzgerald

Black Flag: On the History of the American Flag in Black Protest Art by Ezekiel Kweku

[maeril]

Hi everyone! This is an illustrated guide I made as part of my co-admining work at The Middle Eastern Feminist on Facebook! It will be published there shortly.  The technique that is displayed here is a genuine one used in psychology - I forgot the name and couldn’t find it again so if you know about it, feel free to tell me! Some could say: “Yes but you can use that technique for instances of harassment other than Islamophobic attacks!”, and my reply is: Sure! Please do so, it also works for other “types” of harassment of a lone person in a public space!! However I’m focusing on protecting Muslims here, as they have been very specific targets lately, and as a French Middle Eastern woman, I wanted to try and do something to raise awareness on how to help when such things happen before our eyes - that way one cannot say they “didn’t know what to do”!  I’d like to insist on two things: 1) Do not, in any way, interact with the attacker. You must absolutely ignore them and focus entirely on the person being attacked! 2) Please make sure to always respect the wishes of the person you’re helping: whether they want you to leave quickly afterwards, or not! If you’re in a hurry escort them to a place where someone else can take over - call one of their friends, or one of yours, of if they want to, the police. It all depends on how they feel! For my fellow French-speakers: I will translate it in French and post it on my page as soon as I can :) Please don’t hesitate to share this guide as it could push a lot of people to overcome bystander syndrome!! Lots of love and stay safe!

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My dream wedding

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Black Panther #03 (2016)

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@jasminferoz 🇦🇫

[slumberfish]

i’ve been mad busy since school started but ive also fallen back in love w/ star trek 

[wondys]

wonder woman #7 variant by jenny frison

[mrockefeller]

Took some time to reflect and make a personal piece this past week. 

[drst]

Women talk ourselves into needing less, because we’re not supposed to want more—or because we know we won’t get more, and we don’t want to feel unsatisfied. We reduce our needs for food, for space, for respect, for help, for love and affection, for being noticed, according to what we think we’re allowed to have. Sometimes we tell ourselves that we can live without it, even that we don’t want it. But it’s not that we don’t want more. It’s that we don’t want to be seen asking for it. And when it comes to romance, women always, always need to ask.

Jess Zimmerman, “Hunger Makes Me” Read the whole thing, it’s excellent. (via a-witches-brew)

[misswallflower]

Taking Off My Clothes

“I take off my shirt, I show you. I shaved the hair out under my arms. I roll up my pants, I scraped off the hair on my legs with a knife, getting white.

My hair is the color of chopped maples. My eyes dark as beans cooked in the south. (Coal fields in the moon on torn-up hills)

Skin polished as a Ming bowl showing its blood cracks, its age, I have hundreds of names for the snow, for this, all of them quiet.

In the night I come to you and it seems a shame to waste my deepest shudders on a wall of a man.

You recognize strangers, think you lived through destruction. You can’t explain this night, my face, your memory.

You want to know what I know? Your own hands are lying.”

- Carolyn Forché

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