As a fiction writer, reading poetry is always a lesson in sparseness and omission, getting down to the bare necessities of telling a powerful story. Pollock has many strengths, the first of which is his simple, visceral images. In the poem “Recessive Gene,” Pollock addresses mixed identity through a child who searches for belonging. … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Check This Site: (1)ne Drop
I stumbled upon the webiste/book/video project (1)ne Drop thanks to some other mixed bloggers, and am impressed by the dialogue they are creating about skin color and identity. (1)ne Drop seeks to ” challenge narrow, yet popular perceptions of what “Blackness” is and what “Blackness” looks like –- if we can recalibrate our lenses to … Continue reading »
Mixed Families Today
The New York Times keeps the mixed theme articles coming with this piece about the experiences of a mixed family in New Jersey. Racialicious posted a response piece by Jen Chau of Swirl, Inc . Check it out! Continue reading »
