y’all look at how they packaged advance media copies of EXHIBIT, I can’t ahhhh

speaking of “new fire island,” my poem about old fire island is the poem-a-day up at Academy of American Poets poets.org/poem/phragmites

Some of the most insipid writing you’ll ever read is the result of someone expecting you to be as moved by the spectacle of their self pity as they are

I wrote about the sublime baritone Quinn Kelsey, currently starring in Verdi’s wacky Un Ballo in Maschera at the Met. Also: Grammy joy, Raven Leilani’s beautiful essay about Cleanness, & come join Luis & me this summer at Bread Loaf. Link in profile.

I’m in the new the Brazenhead Review issue! They are also now open for poetry submissions.

🎧 For @SnogWriter LUSTER author Raven Leilani reads a story inspired in part by her experiences, “Breathing Exercise.' And she invited one of her favorite bands, Elysian Fields, to write a song in response. Listen: songwriterpodcast.com/Raven-Leilani-…

“Pleasure feels both more credible and integrated into the stakes, as fickle on the page as it is in life.” —Raven Leilani on Garth Greenwell’s sex writing go.nybooks.com/3QrBEQi

“Pleasure feels both more credible and integrated into the stakes, as fickle on the page as it is in life.” —Raven Leilani on Garth Greenwell’s sex writing go.nybooks.com/3QrBEQi

“Good sex writing embraces the moral difficulty of not knowing, of a person’s sexual trial and error and the array of bad or unsexy sex that might come from it.” —Raven Leilani go.nybooks.com/3QqvlMG

Raven Leilani (Raven Leilani) on Garth Greenwell and the craft of sex writing go.nybooks.com/3S8p3T8

It’s absolutely amazing to be read like this. Please read the whole thing. And thank you, Raven Leilani, for the beauty of your intelligence. nybooks.com/online/2023/10…

It will take me a long time to get over this essay on Cleanness by Raven Leilani for NYRB. nybooks.com/online/2023/10…

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW! Raven Leilani shares an excerpt of her story “Breathing Exercise” and Elysian Fields play a song written in response on next week’s @SnogWriter pastemagazine.com/music/songwrit…

The famous Globe Trot after-party is happening on 10/25 at the Edison Ballroom in NYC, with hosts Nana K., Vanessa Chan, Catherine Lacey, Raven Leilani, Daniel Saldaña Paris, and @sojeflux. Dance the night away with these literary superstars at buff.ly/3LSU2ic.

AHHHH OK! being on NPR's All Things Considered was the DREAM of my life! thank you Juana Summers -- we talked about RIPE, grief, black holes, and more! npr.org/2023/07/11/118…

So pleased to share the trailer for PRAY, my first short film, a tender portrait of grief and brotherhood in all its forms.

Written and directed by @caleb_anelson
Starring David Jonsson and @lamarwaves

Produced by @bside_mp

Coming soon 🙏🏾