There are some artists whose work doesn’t just speak—it summons. Haolun Xu is one of them. His poems […]
Editor’s Feature
In this intimate conversation for Tupelo Quarterly, I sat down with poet and educator DeeSoul Carson to discuss […]
I Don’t Let My Grief Swallow My Joy: DeeSoul Carson ...
There is a quiet strength in Taiyo Na’s voice—an urgency softened by compassion, sharpened by clarity. For decades, […]
Embracing the Tender: Taiyo Na on Paradigm Shifts and Poetic ...
There is a quiet radiance in Ho Jae Kim’s work. It is not loud or insistent, but gently […]
Where the Light Touches Shadow: An Intimate Conversation with Ho ...
This story is imaginary.The actions are imaginary.The characters are imaginary.The country is imaginary—it has no name even.Reader/listener: may […]
“In Memoriam: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong-o, Jan 5, 1938 – May ...
Lisa Olstein: What questions or obsessions urged this particular work into being or revealed themselves in it? Natalie […]
“I Set Off in Search of a Language, a Form, ...
What are the ways in which history haunts us—both in our waking and dreaming lives? How can we […]
“[L]ike sitting down to a decadent, unpredictable feast”: A Conversation ...
There are writers whose work you encounter at the exact moment you need it—whose silences echo something you […]
Grief as Ghost, Grief as Guide: Chiwan Choi in Dialogue—curated ...
When I first encountered Bloodmercy, I was struck not only by its daring reimagining of Cain and Abel […]
“Blood as Language, Mercy as Rebellion”: An Interview with I.S. ...
jason b. crawford’s YEET! is a charged constellation of longing, language, and liberation—a text that sprawls, resists, and […]
A Joyful Refusal: jason b. crawford on YEET!, Black Futurity, ...
It’s rare to encounter a collection that doesn’t just demand your attention—but refuses to let you look away. […]
Still Raising Hell: Taylor Byas and the Refusal to Be ...
I first came across Jaiden Geolingo’s work scrolling through diode poetry journal, stumbling onto a poem that stopped […]