FGE - September 2018
Ten poems to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Connotation Press: An Online Artifact. I am very excited. I have always loved the symmetry of 5 being both half a square and half a circle. I think a strong poem matches that cadence. Double that, and you have our feature: what follows is work by 10 poets who I believe are trying to balance the tension the square and circular, fashion a symmetry between opposing
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Keith S. Wilson is an Affrilachian Poet, Cave Canem fellow, and graduate of the Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop
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LeConté Dill was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, the granddaughter of sojourners of the 2nd Wave of the
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Nana Boateng is a recent grad from Berea College with a B.A. in English Writing. She is passionate about enhancing the
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Mikko Harvey is the author of Unstable Neighbourhood Rabbit (House of Anansi, 2018). You can find his poems in places such as
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Diana Khoi Nguyen’s debut collection, Ghost Of (Omnidawn, 2018), was selected by Terrance Hayes for the
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Chet’la Sebree is the author of Mistress, selected by Cathy Park Hong and forthcoming from New Issues Poetry and Prose in
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D.M. Aderibigbe's first book, How the End First Showed won the 2018 Brittingham Prize in Poetry and is forthcoming from
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Britt Ashley is a queer femme from Texas who makes poems and biscuits. Her work has appearing or is forthcoming in
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Bianca Lynne Spriggs, Ph.D., is an award-winning writer and multidisciplinary artist from Kentucky. An Assistant Professor of
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Joy Priest grew up in Louisville, Kentucky across the street from the world’s most famous horseracing track. She is the
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Ten poems to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Connotation Press: An Online Artifact. I am very excited. I have always loved the symmetry of 5 being both half a square and half a circle. I think a strong poem matches that cadence. Double that, and you have our feature: what follows is work by 10 poets who I believe are trying to balance the tension the square and circular, fashion a symmetry between opposing
Keith S. Wilson is an Affrilachian Poet, Cave Canem fellow, and graduate of the Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop
LeConté Dill was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, the granddaughter of sojourners of the 2nd Wave of the
Nana Boateng is a recent grad from Berea College with a B.A. in English Writing. She is passionate about enhancing the
Mikko Harvey is the author of Unstable Neighbourhood Rabbit (House of Anansi, 2018). You can find his poems in places such as
Diana Khoi Nguyen’s debut collection, Ghost Of (Omnidawn, 2018), was selected by Terrance Hayes for the
Chet’la Sebree is the author of Mistress, selected by Cathy Park Hong and forthcoming from New Issues Poetry and Prose in
D.M. Aderibigbe's first book, How the End First Showed won the 2018 Brittingham Prize in Poetry and is forthcoming from
Britt Ashley is a queer femme from Texas who makes poems and biscuits. Her work has appearing or is forthcoming in
Bianca Lynne Spriggs, Ph.D., is an award-winning writer and multidisciplinary artist from Kentucky. An Assistant Professor of
Joy Priest grew up in Louisville, Kentucky across the street from the world’s most famous horseracing track. She is the