PinnedRen W.inThe Operating System & Liminal Lab10TH ANNUAL (AND FINAL) POETRY MONTH SERIES :: SPECIAL PREVIEW & REN WILSON on JUNE JORDANA preview of the OS’s 10th Annual 30/30/30 Poetry Month series, with a message from our Founder and an entry from Ren Wilson on June Jordan5 min read·Mar 12, 2021----
Ren W.inThe Operating System & Liminal Lab10TH ANNUAL(AND FINAL) NAPOMO 30/30/30 :: DAY 30:: B. BATCHELOR on DANEZ SMITHWhat poet or poetry groupie doesn’t already know the name Danez Smith? They don’t need me to champion them into another hundred fans or…4 min read·Apr 30, 2021----
Ren W.inThe Operating System & Liminal Lab10TH ANNUAL(AND FINAL) NAPOMO 30/30/30 :: DAY 29 :: ELIZABETH HAWES on SU HWANGI met her in a class she was teaching for Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, one of those sampler tutorials on poetry, prose, and memoir.5 min read·Apr 29, 2021----
Ren W.inThe Operating System & Liminal Lab10TH ANNUAL(AND FINAL) NAPOMO 30/30/30 :: DAY 28 :: JOE VANDERFORD on GIACONDA BELLIBefore a modicum of triumph, there was passion, pain, exile and the death of so many loved ones for the Nicaraguan, Sandinistan poet and…5 min read·Apr 28, 2021----
Ren W.inThe Operating System & Liminal Lab10TH ANNUAL(AND FINAL) NAPOMO 30/30/30 :: DAY 27:: VIVIAN D. NIXON on SONIA SANCHEZIn my small hometown only 2 out of 100 people were Black. The 1970’s literary canon wasn’t helpful. My ancestry was hidden from me in…6 min read·Apr 27, 2021----
Ren W.inThe Operating System & Liminal Lab10TH ANNUAL(AND FINAL) NAPOMO 30/30/30 :: DAY 26 :: ROBBIE POLLOCK on KENYATTA EMMANUELThe world hasn’t heard much of the music and writing of my mentor, friend, and collaborator Kenyatta Emmanuel. In person, Kenyatta can be…6 min read·Apr 26, 2021----
Ren W.inThe Operating System & Liminal Lab10TH ANNUAL(AND FINAL) NAPOMO 30/30/30 :: DAY 25 :: P.M. DUNNE on REGINALD DWAYNE BETTSAny serious conversation about poetry today must include Reginald Dwayne Betts, a man whose no-nonsense verse reflects, as it once augured…7 min read·Apr 25, 2021----
Ren W.inThe Operating System & Liminal Lab10TH ANNUAL(AND FINAL) NAPOMO 30/30/30 :: DAY 24 :: JUSTIN ROVILLOS MONSON on PATRICK ROSALA poetics, when created correctly — or, really, with heart — is a field full of misfits and martyrs, hustlers and prophets, trying to find…4 min read·Apr 24, 2021----
Ren W.inThe Operating System & Liminal Lab10TH ANNUAL(AND FINAL) NAPOMO 30/30/30 :: DAY 22 :: PATRICIA STAREK on GLENIS REDMONDPatricia Starek, marries two passions: teaching and writing. She has always been a word lover. She has performed across the United States…5 min read·Apr 22, 2021----
Ren W.inThe Operating System & Liminal Lab10TH ANNUAL(AND FINAL) NAPOMO 30/30/30 :: DAY 21 :: ANNA LIMONTAS-SALISBURY on MONICA HANDWeek three of this year’s Poetry Month series is curated by JP Howard. You can read her curatorial statement here.6 min read·Apr 21, 2021----
