The Sound and The Fury of Jericho Brown

“His poetry deftly names the forces — be it cop, disease, or addiction — that would have him dead, while he celebrates the beauty, be it in a flower, in a lover’s embrace, or in anything that helps him thrive in this burning world.”

Published: Jun 2, 2020
Length: 18 minutes (4,712 words)

The Wind Delivered the Story

In this haunting essay, Josina Guess confronts South Carolina’s violent racist past when she discovers, over time, newspapers in her yard telling the story of Willie Earle’s 1947 mass lynching and the subsequent acquittal of all 31 accused.

Published: Feb 27, 2020
Length: 8 minutes (2,143 words)