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Silver Sparrow: Pep Talk For A Young Writer
Dear A—
Every rejection letter starts something like this: ”Dear Ms. Jones, I am sorry to tell you that we are unable to offer you a fellowship/residency/admissions/whatever.” Then there is a statement like this, “We received a GAZILLION submissions from qualified applicants but we were only able…
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30 x Lace: Jennifer Tamayo
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Jennifer’s recommendation:
Book that made me want to be a white man: Charles Baudelaire’s Paris Spleen. Book that never leaves my nightstand: Bhanu Kapil’s Incubation: A Space for Monsters. Book that holds all my organs: Claudia Rankine’sDon’t Let Me Be Lonely. Book…
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Zora Neale Hurston Sings the Blues
During the Great Depression, the novelist Zora Neale Hurston traveled from Harlem to Florida to record folk songs for the Federal Writers Project’s Florida Folklife archive.
She left behind 18 amazing recordings, telling the story of individual folk songs and singing many of the tunes herself. I’ve linked to all the recordings below…
Follow this MP3 link to listen to her sing “Halimuhfack.” Here’s more about the recording: “A ‘jook’ song, learned on the East coast of Florida. After the song, Zora Neale Hurston describes how she collects and learns songs (including those she has published).”
