Alicia Ostriker
A poem by Alicia Ostriker
Connection destroyed at the expense of productivity, culture at the expense of assimilation.
“Enliven,” with its connotations of fun and light-heartedness, was the word I needed to hear… It was a glimpse of what lay ahead, of my post-treatment future.
Reaching from the stars to the very earthly matters of Judaism, gender, race, and dismantling the patriarchy, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein in conversation with Carolivia Herron.
I often wonder what my ancestors would think of me. This comic is one in a series exploring my imagined relationship with my great grandmothers (as well as my relationship… Read more »
In this short video, Carolivia Herron and her literary creation, Brenda, argue about Juneteenth.
As I imagine (the way I do as an artist), what freedom meant in 1865 in Galveston, while simultaneously reflecting on what it means to me today, I invite you to celebrate the freedom, brilliance, and resilience of Black people
We will curse the noise when really we should bless them all—everything is as it should be.
The work takes a liturgical poem which speaks about the nature of existence and is central to the Jewish High Holidays and builds upon it, reimagining it to speak about the killing of Black people in the U.S.