• Spotlight Poet: Mary Simmons

    The Notebooks Collective was honored to be selected to nominate the Solstice MFA's Spotlight Poet. Established as a re-visioning of Solstice's longstanding Cave Canem Partner Poet Program, the Spotlight program expands their mission to celebrate voices from underrepresented communities, as well as uplift the work of emerging writers who have at most two full-length books. […]

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  • In Conversation: Dorsía Smith Silva & Vincent Toro

    Dorsía Smith Silva (In Inheritance of Drowning, CavanKerry, 2024) and Vincent Toro (Hivestruck, Penguin 2024) will explore why their writing in these precarious times is essential, especially as their writing embodies protest poetry. They will discuss protest writing as a transformative experience and means to address US colonialism, Latinx identity, and the intersections between Puerto […]

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