* Paula Mendoza *
I read and enjoyed Sommer Browning’s Backup Singers recently, and it made me think about narrative.
“She Syntaxes Behind the Rose Bushes”: Sommer Browning’s Backup Singers Read More »
* Paula Mendoza *
I’m fascinated by the phenomenon of literary intimacy—the relationship between a reader and the literature they love—and in particular, the intimacy between a poetry reader, and the poets they admire.
Intimacy, and Maureen McLane’s My Poets Read More »
* Paula Mendoza *
At the time, I was only dimly aware of the work that house members, reproductive rights activists, and other civic minded people were doing to call attention to, and prevent the passage of, this bill. That night I was to be thrown into the thick of it.
The subject of accessibility often frustrates me because, even as I’m incensed or impassioned by defenses or admonishments of “difficult poetry,” the surrounding discussion has ever felt like a red herring.
Difficult Poetry and Sarah Vap’s End of the sentimental journey Read More »
* Paula Mendoza *
‘Language Justice’ is a term I was wholly unfamiliar with before this encounter. Hearing those two words together, and thinking of what it had to do with this magic book bike, sent a charge through my brain.
Antena, Language Justice, and Poetry Read More »
* Paula Mendoza *
I have been thinking a lot about poetry lately, but not in any good or nourishing way. AWP, by the time you read this post, will have just happened, although it’s happening right now.
Writing Through It Read More »
* Paula Mendoza *
A review of Danielle Pafunda’s Natural History Rape Museum
Natural History Rape Museum, by Danielle Pafunda Read More »
* Paula Mendoza *
In my Facebook newsfeed last week, a poet’s status alerted me to the fact that Beyoncé’s self-titled album dropped on iTunes.
Will the Real Feminist Please Stand Up Read More »
* Paula Mendoza *
When it comes to writing, talking, or even thinking about the Philippines, I’m overcome by a gaping blankness.
