Lit Archives – South Side Weekly

Poet Laureate avery r. young on Reminding Chicago that Things are Beautiful, Too

by Dierdre Robinson May 19, 2023May 22, 2023

Chicago’s inaugural Poet Laureate talks about getting into poetry, the importance of poetry for youth, and the hardest thing about his craft

Book Review:’Once I was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America’

by Sarah Luyengi May 5, 2023May 18, 2023

Courtesy of José Olivarez. Photo by Mercedes Zapata

Poet José Olivarez Attempts to Resist Empire in ‘Promises of Gold’

by Reema Saleh April 19, 2023April 20, 2023

Courtesy of José Olivarez. Photo by Mercedes Zapata

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El poeta José Olivarez intenta desafiar el imperio en ‘Promesas de oro’

by Reema Saleh April 19, 2023April 20, 2023

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The Exchange: NEW GROOVE/LODESTAR

by Chima Ikoro and Kae Ose February 23, 2023February 24, 2023

Illustration of Ling Ma by Sydni Baluch

Blissing Out: Ling Ma’s ‘Bliss Montage’ Stretches the Familiar into the Surreal

by Reema Saleh December 16, 2022December 16, 2022

A Memoir from a Former Border Patrol Agent

by Samuel Du Bois November 3, 2022November 3, 2022

Photo by Alma Campos

The Paso del Norte International Bridge

by Samuel Du Bois November 3, 2022November 3, 2022

‘The Evergrowing Industry of Warehousing Men and Women’

by Bobby Vanecko October 24, 2022October 24, 2022

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Helen Shiller on What it Takes to Win

by Bobby Vanecko October 10, 2022October 10, 2022