Roxane Gay Brief But Spectacular take on effective ways of being heard
Roxane Gay has used writing as a means to untangle and communicate her own trauma since childhood. Now a successful author, professor and mentor to many, she advises young women and aspiring writers on how to harness their voices. Gay…
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Painter Christopher Volpe connects environmental conditions to our historic, literary past
The New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts is hosting the new exhibit “Loomings,” inspired by the title of the first chapter of “Moby-Dick.” Painter Christopher Volpe has created works prompted by the novel that take on an apocalyptic tone, with…
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A Columbia University professor’s Brief But Spectacular take on Black life and literature
Columbia University professor Farah Jasmine Griffin was deeply troubled by the political turmoil happening across the U.S. during the 2016 presidential campaign. She began writing a literary memoir, “Read Until You Understand,” which explores what democracy means for the lives…
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