by TNSF | Jun 19, 2021 | Poems, Vol. 4, Issue 7
freedom cartography Smack! I open my eyes as a tear escapes down my cheek. “Stop moving,” auntie says, a glare darkening her eyes. I cannot mess up her masterpiece. I close my eyes and her hands are not hers again. We sit in a town of mothers tending to the afros...
by TNSF | Mar 11, 2020 | Reviews, Vol. 3, Issue 8
The Revisioners by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton ISBN: 9781640092587 Counterpoint Press, November 5, 2019 288 pages, $25.00 Margaret Wilkerson Sexton is unafraid to confront the rot that economic inequalities, class structures, and racial disparity spread. These difficult...
by TNSF | May 30, 2018 | Nonfiction, Southern Lit Presents, Vol. 1, Issue 29
Richard Wright: Forgotten Fugitive Poet One of the most favored and eloquent Southern traditions in literature involves human’s relationship to nature. From 1922–1925, the Fugitive Poets exemplified this in their literary magazine, with each member’s unique...